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).
The allocation and modification of S.S. sub-frames for experimental chassis models 24-EX, 25-EX, and 26-EX.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 14\8\ Scan142 | |
| Date | 3rd June 1929 | |
| S/H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Copy to Sn.{Mr Sanderson} Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Copy to DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} X7380 Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}/Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}6/EDI/3-6-29. S.S. SUB-FRAMES. BY/Cgh{W Clough}3/G30.5.29. As it is not a simple matter to convert the sub-frame prepared for 25-EX to the drop centre type, we quite agree to the suggestion you make to prepare an entirely new sub-frame for this chassis and to use up the original one, after conversion to right hand drive, on another chassis. As we have already pointed out to you, the sub-frame supplied for 24-EX is already actually built into the chassis body and cannot, therefore, be returned to you at the moment but later on we expect to ask the Experimental Dept. to collect the body from Barkers and the alteration to the sub-frame can be made then. We understand from DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} that there will be no difficulty in altering the frame in position in the body. The left hand drive sub-frame for 26-EX has already been returned to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Hoopers. Please obtain it from him. As we have already indicated, the bodies put in hand for these three sub-frames will now be used by ourselves for Trials purposes, and we have allocated them as follows:- (a) Body laid down for 24-EX to trials car chassis 1-WJ (b) Body laid down for 25-EX to trials car chassis 3-WJ (c) Body laid down for 26-EX to trials car chassis 2-WJ. When the new sub-frame for 25-EX (3-WJ) is available, it should be sent to Barkers labelled "For 3-WJ". When the alterations are completed to the sub-frame of 26-EX (2-WJ) it should be sent back to Hoopers Chelsea, labelled For 2-WJ. Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} | ||