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).
Requesting the re-spoking of damaged wheels for car 6.B.IV, with a handwritten reply.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\2\ scan0326 | |
| Date | 6th April 1938 | |
| 200a. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}11/R.6.4.38. Will you please ensure that the wheels on 6.B.IV which were damaged in France are re-spoked at Coventry. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} We understand that the two front wheels in question were damaged beyond repair, and were left in Paris. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD{Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||