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).
List of modifications and parts required for a Wraith WXA.2 vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 109\5\ scan0228 | |
| Date | 31th May 1938 | |
| 665 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}1/JH.31.5.38. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}'s Wraith WXA.2. As Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}'s. car will not be coming into the Exptl. until after the Whitsun Holidays, will you please have as many of the modifications that are ready fitted to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}'s. car, which we can let you have until Thursday noon. At the same time will you please have prepared a second set of parts for Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Mods. called for are. (1) Needle bearing pivots. (2) R.R. distributor. (3) ECD.155 R.R. distributor spring drive. (4) SCD.510 mod. to fan adjustment. (5) Moulded rubber water connections. (6) EW.1789 exhaust manifold. (7) Rubber stop on accelerator pedal (full throttle position) (8) Fully isolated change speed lever. (9) Flexible governor pipe. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||