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).
Requesting comparative costs for two different left-hand gearchange schemes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\2\ scan0276 | |
| Date | 10th January 1940 | |
| SECRET. To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} c. to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} c. to Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}12/JH.10.1.40. re Costs. We attach herewith two sets of prints of our schemes for the following :- (1) L.H. Side change to gearbox. (2) L.H. Steering column gearchange. These are sent to you for comparative costs. In both cases the boxes are common and therefore cost figures need not be taken out except for parts between the sliders in the box and the drivers hand. Whilst we appreciate that accurate costs can be arrived at only if details and operations are available, we do not feel that this is necessary in this case, since we are not looking for a very fine or small difference in cost. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||