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Requesting blueprints and the urgent production of various blanking plates and strips for 40/50 cars.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 78\1\  scan0275
Date  22th September 1919
  
To BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
c. to Bn. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}

X.3658

DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /STT2/EF22.9.19.

Herewith please receive two Blue Prints of

N.1899 Blanking Plate Washer.
N.1900 Blanking Plate Stud Head.
N.1901 Blanking Plate Washer.
N.1902 4.000 Blanking Plate.
N.1903 Blanking Plate Stud.
N.1904 7.000 Blanking Plate.

These Blanking Plates are urgently required for production in sufficient number to supply all 40/50 Cars for delivery now or in the immediate future. The Production Department should produce two rectangular Blanking strips for chassis one of 4" in width and one of 7" in width. These will give 4 conditions.

(1) No Blanking Plates
(2) 4" Blanked Off.
(3) 7" Blanked Off.
(4) 11" Blanked Off.

A further scheme will be forwarded to you shortly when we have receive certain information from the Experimental Department.

DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /STT.
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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