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).
Request from the R.A.C. to modify the starting handle shaft on E.R. Hall's car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\2\ Scan260 | |
| Date | 7th August 1934 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} J7962 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/MJ.7.8.34. E.R.Hall's Car. The R.A.C. who inspected the car before it came here have now asked us to provide holes in the starting handle shaft, so that a wire can be threaded through and a seal attached. This is to ensure that the starting handle cannot be used during the race. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||