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).
Log of internal correspondence and actions regarding a high-performance car project in 1935.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\3\ Scan010 | |
| Date | 29th January 1935 | |
| DATE | TO | FROM | COMMENTS 29.1.35. | Railton. | Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | Covering letter with chassis drawings requested 19.1.35. 5.2.35. | Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | Sr. | Article by C. Faroux from French paper. "Sr." appears to be Continental representative. Fairly long letter tells Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} that Hall has entered for Le Mans and comments on a conversation that he had with Faroux who told him that a reliable car with a top speed of 170 kph could win Le Mans. 13.2.35. | RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} | Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | Orders set of push-rods suitable for 9 1/4 : 1 C.R. 18.2.35. | Hall | Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | Tell Hall that R.R. will not support him in 1935. 18.2.35. | Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | (see 11.1.35) Asks whether Hall is going to pay for D54 work. 20.2.35. | Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | Details work on car and concludes that only 10 hrs (out of 582 hrs) can be charged to Hall! 26.2.35. | Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | "Bollocks" Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} for above! (but reluctantly agrees) 7.3.35. | Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | Hall. | Trying to arrange suitable time to come and see Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 8.3.35. | D/L | Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | More comments on Halls title. 8.3.35. | Hall. | Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | Reply to 7.3.35. Fixis date. 18.3.35. * | | Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/R.Matthews | Comparison of induction systems - note + two curves. Effect of going from 1) 1.500 dia induction pipe, 1.375 " carbs. to 2) 1.625 dia ind. pipe, 1.625 " carbs. 11.3.35. | Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | Hall. | Note reply to 18.2.35. 11.3.35. | Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | G/RC.{R. Childs} | Proposes 9.1.35-? 7.5.35. | Wov. | Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | Asking Wov to fit special back axle ratio for Shelsley. 9.5.35 | Hol c.Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | Wov. | Instructs work to be done by Experi'l. Further to 7.5.35. 10.5.35. | RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} | Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ditto. 16.5.35. | Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | Gear ratio graph for Shelsley. At 4000 rpm. 1st 33. mph. 2nd 42. - 3rd 54. - 4th. 67 - Says R.R. would lend Hall a "test man" for T.T. and grudgingly says that some support can be given. | ||