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 fittings for Wraith car 25.G.VI.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 108\2\ scan0212 | |
Date | 17th January 1939 | |
600 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}6/JH.17.1.39. WRAITH CAR 25.G.VI. We are sending the above car into the fitting shop for the following :- (1) Fit set of raised crown pistons (to be supplied by Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}). (2) Fit latest exhaust system to design schemes ECD879/890/899/872. (3) Fit spotwelded steering box bracket as per RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/DWB.{D. W. Brown}1/MC.11.1.39. (HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/FS.{F. Steele} has this bracket). (4) Remove brass measuring ring from flywheel. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} | ||