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Secret memo confirming the handover of blueprints related to the Wraith III open spring front suspension.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 9\5\  05-page041
Date  31th March 1937
  
SECRET
646
To Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
Copy to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}
HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Les.

E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 3/MN.31.3.37

Wraith III Open Spring Front Suspension.

Further to our E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 2/MN.17.3.37, we confirm that we have handed to you blueprints of the following N.Sch's in connection with the open coil spring front suspension for Wraith III:-

N.Sch.5085. Jack bracket and bump and rebound stops.
N.Sch.5086. Upper triangle lever pivot pin.
N.Sch.5088. Upper triangle lever bearing nut.
N.Sch.5094. Yoke piece and bearings.
N.Sch.5061. Front frame extension.
N.Sch.5098. End of cross member and triangle lever bearings.

Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork}
  
  
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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