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).
List of continued tests to be carried out on defrosting, bonnets, and dashboards.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\2\ scan0325 | |
| Date | 9th March 1940 | |
| - 2 - Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards}3/GH.9.3.40. Continued:- 4. Defrosting tests to be carried out on 2.B.50 as soon as the car is available. It has already been fitted with a modified defrosting scheme. 7. BONNETS. 1. Tests are to be carried out on 9.B.5. using Amal cowl clips fitted with "wings" to enable them to be tightened by hand. 2. Ordinary wing nuts with spring washers are to be tried. 3. A cheaper variety of cowl clips is being ordered by Les and will be tested as soon as available. 8. DASH BOARDS. Tests are to be carried out on a pressed steel dash board to find out whether or not excessive deflections take place when heaters and wireless sets are fixed in position. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards} | ||