Clarifying the specifications for a Silver Wraith 30.G.VII, including engine and parts details.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\5\ scan0443 | |
| Date | 3rd October 1938 | |
| 1260 also 666 To Hy. {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} c. HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. By {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /CS. c. By {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /CRL. {C. R. Lisson} c. By {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /HEB. {H. Biraben} c. By {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RD. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 6/MH. {M. Huckerby} 3.10.38. SILVER WRAITH 30.G.VII. HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /ESC.2/CB.30.9.38. There seems some doubt as to what this car should be. It should be the same as 2.B.50 except for the necessarily longer pieces and Front apron - being drawn by Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Front buffers - DB. {Donald Bastow - Suspensions} Steering column - PD.188 Dashboard - up to Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Radiator & Bonnet - R.R. shape. As regards O Dept. the gearbox should have standard ratios and small cones. The axle of suitable track with the old type tube should be 9/37 ratio, 45 mm half shaft and Timken bearings. An index sheet is required from E Dept. when first built this car will have an existing Wraith III engine. It will later be changed for a B.60 unit. Instructions for the unit and its mounting will follow. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} | ||
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).