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).
Arranging for the road test of two experimental lead-sprayed battery boxes on specific cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\3\ img047 | |
| Date | 17th September 1937 | |
| To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} c. RC{R. Childs}/CAP. 6021 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs}6/MH.{M. Huckerby}17.9.37. Re Lead-Sprayed Battery Boxes. We have ready for road test, experimental two battery boxes,(D.74390 Ph.III and DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}1286 Bentley), in which only the inner surfaces are given a lead coating; the outer surfaces being left untreated. Will you please arrange for one of these boxes to be fitted to car 37-EX. and one to O.B.IV. ? [Handwritten annotations] 35EX? mistake 1.B.IV fitted from in the wrong way Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} | ||