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 removal of crankshaft balance weights and the refitting of a Delco distributor unit on a Wraith car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 108\2\ scan0058 | |
| Date | 24th March 1938 | |
| To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} 600 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}2/AP.24.3.38 WRAITH CAR 28.G.V1. Will you please remove the crankshaft balance weights from the above car and refit the Delco distributor unit with the standard drive, using an Aluminium driving pin. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} | ||