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).
The test results of a steel patch fitted to an undershield on a test car.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66\3\ scan0246 | |
Date | 10th August 1920 | |
R.R. 235B 50 T) (S.G. 755, 24-8-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2650 X.3468 To HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}6/CB10-8-20. Re Failure of Undershield on cars on test. Mr Platford is very anxious to know whether we have obtained any results from the steel patch which we fitted to the undershield to protect it from the cut-out gas. We should be glad to know if you have so far tested this. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} [Stamp:] Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} AUG 11 1920 RECEIVED [Inverted Stamp:] Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 9 AUG 1920 RECEIVED | ||