Sale and overhaul of an experimental W.II No.2 unit for use in a motor boat.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\6\ Scan171 | |
| Date | 4th April 1938 | |
| To D {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} /BP. from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} c. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. G {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} /Rb. {R. Bowen} c. HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} 262 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} 6/MH. {M. Huckerby} 4.4.38. We have allotted an experimental unit W.II No.2 for sale to E.R.Hall for use in a motor boat. This unit is a 25/30 other than the crankcase support engine feet which are similar to Wraith III. The unit is complete, but minus a gear box as a special box is to be fitted. Will you please issue an order number to HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} for dismantling and inspection and any necessary overhaul before being despatched to E.R.Hall and credit the Experimental Dept. with the price for which it is to be sold. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} | ||
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).