Request for a cost estimation per chassis for supplying and fitting fans and drives at a service depot.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\9\ 09-page34 | |
| Date | 14th April 1938 | |
| To RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std. c. By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 624 1260 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std.5/MH. {M. Huckerby} 14.4.38. Further to our Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std.7/AP.13.4.38 we would like you to give us the cost per chassis of supplying fans and drives as instructed under By {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /CS.7/IH.7.1.38, and fitting same to a car at one of our service depots (fan to be fitted without removing radiator) without any modifications to wheelcase or starting handle bearing support bracket. The exact cost of the "Ferogrip" belt is not known, but for the purpose of this cost estimation it can be taken as 2/o, while the return of certain of the parts of the fan removed, for use on production, must be included in the figure. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std. | ||
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