Instructions to cut an experimental aperture in the side bonnet plates for chassis No. 1926 and provide a cover plate.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\3\ scan0050 | |
| Date | 21th July 1914 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. INSTRUCTIONS. To: Order Dept Order No. 535 Customer's No. EXPTL X1085 Re: Please instruct the Works to cut a hole in the near end of each side bonnet plate of chassis No 1926, the same profile as for the front, the same height from bottom of bonnet, & 2.700 from rear end of bonnet. Also to provide a cover plate & 4 bolts each side as shown so that the aperture may be closed for experiment. (Drawing with annotations: Boltholes, 2.700) DOUBLE SHUTTERED BONNET Signed: C E Elliott | ||
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).