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 to John Thompson regarding the delivery and specifications for three new B.III frames.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 99\2\ scan0208 | |
| Date | 4th May 1938 | |
| 427 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}8/R.4.5.38. Will you please instruct John Thompson's that we want the first new type B.III frame delivered to have a thin front gusset. This frame will be built up into the second B.III car which it is proposed to send 15,000 miles on a preliminary run. The second frame delivered from John Thompson's should also have a thin gusset and should be built up into a bump chassis. The third frame will have a thick front gusset and should be built up into the third B.III car. It is anticipated that the next B.III body will be ready in four weeks' time, and, therefore, everything possible should be done to expedite delivery of the frame. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Jm{Mr Morley} [initials] | ||