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).
Scheme for a modified front anchorage bracket for the Wraith III rear springs to address forging difficulties.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 9\5\ 05-page232 | |
Date | 5th November 1938 | |
By/NS.{Norman Scott} c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} or RHO or DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/JB. ----------------- 646. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}9/G.5.11.38. WRAITH III. REAR SPRINGS. A.F.M. Please receive herewith the following scheme :- F.CD.978 Modified Front Anchorage Bracket. The above scheme shews a simplified method of attaching the spring anchorage bracket to the frame. The Works are having forging difficulties with the bracket at present used on production. The new bracket should be lighter as well as cheaper than the old one. Please instruct experimentally. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||