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 a proper design for a protector for scuttle beading to prevent paint damage from the bonnet.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\1\ scan0462 | |
| Date | 26th January 1931 | |
| To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 8393 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}5/KT.26.1.31. PROTECTOR FOR SCUTTLE BEADING. The paint work of the beading on the front end of the scuttle very often becomes damaged by the sharp edge of the bonnet when opening and closing same. To prevent this happening we have fitted a small bridge piece which holds the bonnet clear of the beading whether the bonnet is handled carefully or not. This has been fitted to one side of the bonnet on 25-EX. as an example. We should be glad if you could get out a proper design for this. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.W.Hancock. | ||