Modifications to the Wraith Crankcase, including the removal of front engine feet.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\7\ 07-page58 | |
| Date | 14th January 1938 | |
| To RV. & Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} (RV. and On HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} are crossed out) 622 Crankcase By {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Mr Stay RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} 1/LS.14.1.38. WRAITH CRANKCASE. Please note Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} In reply to Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 8/R.12.1.38, we would confirm that removal of the Front Engine (Feet will not effect any machining jigs designed up to the present, but the drawing alterations should be put through as quickly as possible because work is actually proceeding on the Pattern. We understand that studded facings for Torque Re-action Dampers etc., are being arranged in place of the feet, and consider that these should be of suitable proportions for mounting the engine in the assembly trestle. R. {Sir Henry Royce} E-CD-395 handed to Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} for issue 15/1/38. GHEF RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} (Signature) | ||
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).