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).
Containing the text of a telegram regarding subframe and chassis frame specifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67\1\ scan0094 | |
| Date | 19th November 1924 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}, from BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} 19.11.24. X.8380 Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} We wired you to-day in regard to Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}'s two notes, Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}2 and Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}3, 17.11.24. as follows:- "Re Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}'s note of 17th inst. on Subframe, the bodies "required will be for present 40/50 width of frame, "namely, 36" wide. Stop. Are you sending new Subframe "drawings, as we were obtaining prices for the Subframe "drawing already supplied, narrowed by 1". Stop. In "regard to chassis frame, we shall discuss this with "R.{Sir Henry Royce} tomorrow, but to move joggle back and increase "the length to do away with luggage grid bracket "will mean new dies. Stop. We have 100 sets of "present frame sides in stock, but new ones would "take six weeks to obtain. Bailey Roycar." | ||