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The replacement of experimental front mudwing stays with new designs for the 20-HP chassis.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 107\4\  scan0163
Date  22th August 1927
  
C. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

X5390

BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /HEB {H. Biraben} 5/M.22.8.27.

20-HP. CHASSIS.

MUDWINGS - SECTION 7001.

Further to our memo 'BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /HEB {H. Biraben} 12/M.12.8.27.' by which we issued the Front Mudwing and Dripper to suit 31 x 6 Dunlop Cord (Buttressed) Balloon Tyres with 19" Rims, please receive herewith one blue print of each of the following:-

F.55181 Front Stay for Front Mudwing(O.S.) 1 off.
F.55182 " " " " " (N.S.) 1 "
F.55190 Rear " " " " " (O.S.) 1 "
F.55191 " " " " " (N.S.) 1 "

Kindly instruct for the above to be produced and fitted Experimentally in place of the following:-

F.53758 Front Stay for Front Mudwing(O.S.) 1 off.
F.53759 " " " " " (N.S.) 1 "
F.54517 Rear " " " " " (O.S.) 1 "
F.54518 " " " " " (N.S.) 1 "

The Rear Mudwings etc., are in hand and will be issued as soon as possible.

BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /HEB. {H. Biraben} APH
  
  
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).


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