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).
Request for particulars regarding the Humber Super Snipe vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 126\2\ scan0114 | |
| Date | 5th May 1939 | |
| Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c.c. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Mc.S. c.c. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames} 1069. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}3/G.5.5.39. File HUMBER SUPER SNIPE. Referring to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9/R.28.4.39. we should like particulars of the following, if possible :- Engine Timing Gear Drive. Petrol Pump Drive. Crankshaft Damper. Crankshaft Oil Retaining - front and rear. Engine Breather. Air Silencer. Photograph of pedals, shewing clutch operation and engine fore and aft Tie Rod. Characteristics of the Engine Suspension particularly with reference to the line of oscillation (the clutch operation is something which we have previously found we could not do.) DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||