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).
Scheme for a temporary rear bumper anti-dither device for the Wraith III.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 118\3\ scan0139 | |
| Date | 1st July 1938 | |
| BY/NS.{Norman Scott} 1023 c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} ------- DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}11/G.1.7.38. FD{Frank Dodd - Bodies} WRAITH 111. REAR BUMPER. Please receive herewith the following scheme:- F.CD.773 Rear Bumper Anti-Dither Device. The above scheme shows a simple rubber mounting to prevent the rear bumper from dithering if the extension arm is too long on maximum overhung bodies. We show a temporary scheme using nearly all existing parts in order that the Experimental Department can quickly try it out. Please instruct experimentally. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Instructed 15.7-38 | ||