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).
Describing audible wind noise from the back doors of a 26.G.VI Wraith, requiring a rubber sealing strip.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 108\1\ scan0025 | |
Date | 27th July 1937 | |
Handwritten (top left): Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Handwritten (top center): 600a CHATEAUROUX. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/5/JAB.27.7.37. Handwritten (right): B (struck through), DH{D. Henderson - Showroom} (struck through), EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} (struck through), Release note, See Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Handwritten (middle, green): FILE To. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c.c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} (struck through) c.c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} (struck through) 26.G.VI.- WRAITH. Bodywork. Bad wind noises are audible through the cracks between the back doors and their rear pillars. The noise can be stopped by sealing the spaces with adhesive tape. A rubber sealing strip or tube is required. -------- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} Handwritten Signature: Frank. Waller. | ||