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).
Complaints from the Test Dept. regarding the visibility of the white aluminium casting of the instrument group and a proposed solution.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\7\ Scan132 | |
| Date | 4th March 1930 | |
| +8530. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} c. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} BY/RD5/DM.{D. Munro}4.3.30. 40/50 Chassis. Instrument Group. We have received complaints from the Test Dept. that when the instrument group is viewed from the driver's seat, it is possible to see the white aluminium of the casting which carries the instruments between the black dial of the instruments and the mount. We have overcome this difficulty by having the castings black enamelled, but EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} now raises the question whether the lighting effect will in any way be altered. Would you please have this modification embodied on Experimental cars and let us have your report on the subject. BY/RD. | ||