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).
Report to A.F. Sidgreaves Esq. concerning the status of jigs, tools, and project work for the B.V. Coupe and Myth.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 144\2\ scan0134 | |
| Date | 7th October 1941 | |
| -5- A.F.Sidgreaves Esq., 7-10-41. (9) B.V. JIGS & TOOLS (contd) Works in Coventry for storage under better conditions, and when it was suggested that the press tools were suffering through neglect. At that Meeting it was agreed that Mr. Green should obtain more information on this deterioration from Motor Panels. After the Meeting I wrote Mr.Green, enquiring what had transpired, and on the 13th March last he replied, enclosing a copy of a letter from Motor Panels Ltd., dated the 6th March, in which they detailed the steps they were taking to reduce to the minimum the risk of deterioration of the press tools. In his covering letter Mr.Green, expressed the opinion that provided Motor Panels did what they promised to do, there should be no cause for anyone to complain. I am afraid I assumed from all that had happened that R.R. proposed in future to take care of the Jigs and the Tools, particularly as at the Meeting at Derby, Mr. Robotham went to the trouble of explaining just how important they were to Rolls-Royce. (10) B.V.Coupe. At the Derby Meeting of 4th March last, I understood this to be considered the least urgent of the jobs to be tackled, and consequently it has been put on one side while we concentrated on the more urgent Myth etc. I am afraid when we come to deal with it we shall find difficulty in securing what we should consider a good appearance, because of the limitations imposed by the Derby scheme of reinforcement to overcome the effects of front end shake in the chassis. (11) Checking Jigs. I regret that because of the pressure of work in the production of patterns for the Myth, and for War work, I have not yet had an opportunity of completing these, but frankly, I do not feel this is a disadvantage, as being of wood they would be bound to shrink, and consequently the longer they are left the better, from the point of view of their usefulness after the War. | ||