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).
Confirming an appointment and parts required to fit controllable shock absorbers to a customer's car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\4\ Scan063 | |
| Date | 20th July 1933 | |
| R7960 To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/KT. 20.7.33. CONTROLLABLE SHOCK ABSORBERS FOR Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}'s CAR. This is to confirm that Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} has arranged to let us have his car on Monday next the 24th. inst., in order to fit the control to his shock absorbers. The parts required are :- (1) Shock absorber control on the column. (2) Carburetter mixture control on the dashboard. (3) New shock absorber end pieces as previously instructed. We have promised to let Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} have the car back as soon as possible as he is shortly going on holiday. Please refer to the following memos. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} BY/HEB{H. Biraben}11/M.18.7.33. BY/HEB{H. Biraben}5/M.15.7.33. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.11/KT.12.7.33. ---------- Over-riding control springs F.85377. | ||