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).
Meeting notes discussing issues and developments for various car components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 174\3\ img282 | |
| Date | 3rd April 1941 | |
| -3- Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} 15. PISTON SEIZURES. (Cont'd) will be reviewed at the next meeting, when the results of the various cars running about have been tabulated. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} should submit a list of consumptions for the next meeting. 16. DIRECTION INDICATORS. The modifications carried out by Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} look promising. 6 sets will be fitted to experimental cars as soon as circumstances permit. 17. WINDOWS STICKING. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/EAG. reported that the stainless steel channel had not yet been delivered. He will continue to urge these pieces. 18. LIGHT WHEELS. These are in the Stores and we want to put them on the Vauxhall as soon as it has been re-erected. 19. MATERIAL FOR THE MYTH BODY. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} will try and arrange a visit to Park Ward's with Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/EAG. to see what is happening. 20. HINGES. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/EAG. will issue definite recommendations for the fixing of the hinge and the hinge dimensions on the production B.V. body after the war. This necessitates getting some more information from Ward, but the work should not be allowed to drop. 21. AVON TYRES. The 650 x 16 tyres have been tested by Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} and the improvement is not considered to be adequate, as they still squeal at speeds as low as 20 m.p.h. on acute bends. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} will take up the matter of improvement with Avons's. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} has ordered a set of Indias as a yardstick. 22. S.U. CARBURETTORS. Skinner has already had a sample zinc base body casting and further information is being obtained on needle inaccuracies, etc., - Continued - | ||