Modification to the Wraith III rear brakes, changing from welded to bolted sheet metal brackets.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 7\7\ X 606 Brakes-page066 | |
| Date | 17th June 1937 | |
| SECRET. BT. {Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} c.c. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} De. Fm. HPSr 606 E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /HDY. {William Hardy} 2/BP.17.6.37 Wraith III Rear Brakes. We send herewith N.Sch.5173 showing the sheet metal brackets for the intermediate shaft behind the front anchorage of the rear springs bolted to the frame instead of welded. This modification has been made to facilitate manufacture by the frame makers. A print has been sent to HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /HDY. {William Hardy} | ||
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).