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).
Confirming the chassis number for the first Wraith II and reserving a consecutive number for a potential 25/30 HP model.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 6\6\ 06-page054 | |
Date | 26th September 1936 | |
To Ha/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Copy to S. De. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} REC. Ha/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} E/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}2/MN.26.9.36. WRAITH II. We wish to confirm our conversation with your Ha/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} (Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} in conference) that we have arranged to call the first Wraith II chassis 24.G.6. It was necessary to settle on a number in a hurry as we were about to instruct the first body, and wanted to give it a chassis number. It was agreed to leave one number vacant - namely 24.G.5 - for fear that in the interim period you may have to build another addition of the 25/30 H.P., and would wish the numbers to run consecutively. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||