Troubles with the rear engine mounting on the 25/30 HP model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\7\ 07-page33 | |
| Date | 22th August 1937 | |
| 622 CHATEAUROUX(French test region). Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /IMW {Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} /5/JAB.22.8.37. To. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /wym. {G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 26.G.VI.-25/30 HP. Rear Engine Mounting. We enclose sketch showing various troubles with the mounting behind the gearbox. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Les tells us he has the same troubles on the bump. The mounting seems unnecessarily elaborate with no compensating advantages. ------------------- Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /IMW. {Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||
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).