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).
Instructions for fitting and modifying a car heater and defroster system for car 8.B.V.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\4\ scan0145 | |
| Date | 21th November 1938 | |
| y 4006. To BPS. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.1/MH.{M. Huckerby}21.11.38. 8.B.V. - CAR HEATER. Will you please fit an AC car heater which we will supply, to 8.B.V. car while it is in the shop; the scheme being SCD.938, with dashboard modifications EXS.1142, i.e. exactly as 9.B.V. Will you also please fit a five point switch, which we will hand to you, in such a manner that the motor of the car heater can be reversed at will. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} will indicate what is required. Will you also please modify the defroster outlet nozzles as requested for 7.B.V. in Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.4/MH.{M. Huckerby}7.11.38. The heater fan will also need modification to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std's verbal instructions. We particularly want this heating and defrosting arrangement to be run on the car while it is operating under winter conditions. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||