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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).
The modification of floorboards for the 26.G.VI Wraith model.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 108\1\  scan0026
Date  27th July 1937
  
[Handwritten top left, crossed out]: Pge
[Handwritten]: 600a
[Handwritten, green]: FILE

CHATEAUROUX.
Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/3/JAB.27.7.37.

To. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD{Frank Dodd - Bodies} [Handwritten line through]
c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}

[Handwritten, red]: DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} } PLEASE NOTE
[Handwritten, red]: Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} }
[Handwritten, red, crossed out]: Hsy }
[Handwritten]: See Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

26.G.VI.- WRAITH.

Floor-boards.

It has been necessary to increase the height of the domes in the pressed aluminium centre front board to give more clearance for the gearbox filler plug and for the servo.

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Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}
  
  


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