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).
Insufficient clearance for the starting handle through the radiator, requesting an increase in space on production cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 17\2\ Scan004 | |
| Date | 13th September 1929 | |
| To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} x7270. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/MJ.13.9.29. STARTING HANDLE DIFFICULTY. x7270 x1449 A difficulty has been experienced owing to there being insufficient clearance between the starting handle and the passage provided for it through the radiator. The handle usually fouls the top or bottom of the passage due to slight alterations in the height of the engine. We should be glad if you could increase the space available at this point on production cars. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||