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 manufacture of modified parts for the Wraith III engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 6\6\ 06-page297 | |
| Date | 30th August 1937 | |
| To HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}11/DH.{D. Henderson - Showroom} 30.8.37. Wraith III. Will you please make parts to LAC 5773 (Rs{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary}629/30) whereby the spring drive is made solid, the slipper drive being an independant feature. Instructions will be given regarding the most suitable engine on which to fit these parts when complete. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} | ||