Prioritizing the 'Seagull' project, fearing delays from 'Stork' & 'Heron' chassis work, and noting concerns about front wheel brakes.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\J\January1923\ Scan118 | |
| Date | 31th January 1923 | |
| TO HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} BY. RE. "STORK(Experimental pneumatic (air) front wheel brakes)" & "HERON(Experimental 6 CYL OHV 40/50 WITH PNEUMATIC F.W.B. air pump on camshaft, then Servo)" CHASSIS. X9770 With reference to your Hsl/LG29123., I fear these might delay "Seagull(Experimental EAC.1 aka Export chassis, Phantom I engine)" at Derby. I prefer to use every hour of energy on pushing forward "Seagull(Experimental EAC.1 aka Export chassis, Phantom I engine)". No time will be spent here on anything but "Seagull(Experimental EAC.1 aka Export chassis, Phantom I engine)", until this is complete. I fear also that front wheel brakes may prove too great a temptation to keep off the road. RECEIVED STAMP: Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FEB 1 1923 R. {Sir Henry Royce} RECEIVED | ||
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).