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 arrangements to mock-up Citroen front suspension parts using a scrap Bentley frame and sheet aluminium.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\1\ scan0250 | |
| Date | 4th August 1936 | |
| X 1104 To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} c. to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}18/JH.4.8.36. Citroen Front Suspension Parts. Confirming our conversation, the proposed is that Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} should "mock-up" these parts with the scrap Bentley frame at present in the Garage, using sheet aluminium which will ultimately be utilised as templates for the final job. Will you therefore, please arrange, as agreed, for a sheet metal worker and fitter to give Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les the necessary assistance when the Citroen pieces arrive. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||