Insufficient ground clearance on car 1739, causing the flywheel guard to foul on roads in Scotland.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\4\ 04-page065 | |
| Date | 15th September 1912 | |
| R.R. 476 (50 H) (X 247. 30.4.12) E.P. 1769. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, 14 & 15, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, W. TELEGRAMS: "ROLHEAD(Rolls-Royce telegram address)," LONDON. TELEPHONES: 1654, 1655, 1656 GERRARD. DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. This column is for Name of Person addressed: Mr Johnson. DATE: 15-9-12 Re. Clearance beneath chassis. I am aware that this matter is not being lost sight of by the Technical Committee but I think you should certainly know that my car (1739) has to be driven with the greatest care in Scotland, because the engine or flywheel guard continually fouls the summits of culverts or small bridges. On the road up Glenmoriston for instance, a road of considerable importance leading from Loch Ness to the west coast & along which there are many shootings & forests with important people, my car fouls [Left margin shorthand notes including 'TC'] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||
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).