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).
Instructions regarding car testing in France, return to England, and fitting a modified exhaust system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5a\2\ 02-page204 | |
| Date | 13th March 1930 | |
| G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} W. Hancock, Hotel de France, Chateauroux, Indre, FRANCE. y8840 to GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/MJ.13.3.30. It has been arranged that after you have completed 9,000 miles in France, the car will be returned to England for the final 1,000 miles to be run in England by Sales officials and EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}, MX.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}, etc. Before the car returns we are very anxious to get a few thousand miles on the modified exhaust system. We have today sent you off a new manifold in which the end holes are slotted .2". When this is fitted on the engine we expect the clearance to be .075" for expansion leaving .025" for contraction. We are also sending a new exhaust pipe and bracket and cylinder with sliding joint. We expect to get these off within the next day or two. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||