Requesting recommendations for the poundage of rear road springs for the first Wraith II car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 9\5\ 05-page012 | |
| Date | 23th October 1936 | |
| 1044 Les- What poundage do you recommend? Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Cgh. {W Clough} 1/W.23.10.36. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} --- Wraith II : Rear Road Springs : First Car. 646 With reference to E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} //Ev {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 2/MN.6.10.36,in which it is requested that some special road springs should be put in hand for the first car,on which the present 25/30 H.P.rear axle will be used, will you please let us know what poundages you consider should be ordered ; also,how many. We might mention that we have already ordered the following springs,which are intended for use with the final design of Wraith II rear axle :- 2 prs. 1000 lbs. Springs. FW.122. 2 prs. 1050 lbs. Springs. FW.123. 2 prs. 1100 lbs. Springs, FW.124. BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Cgh. {W Clough} | ||
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).