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).
Parts availability and specification changes for the next B.V. car model for France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 163\4\ img059 | |
| Date | 22th December 1938 | |
| CAPT G J Y Release Note 6010. To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFR. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Inw. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Hde. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swul. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Crs. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Cr.{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GRV. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FDH. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/WJB. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}3/MH.{M. Huckerby}22.12.38. NEXT B.V. FOR FRANCE. In view of the time available it is almost certain that 9.B.V. will go to France and not 10.B.V. Will everyone please make sure that parts are available to bring 9.B.V. up to the exact specification of the first 50 production cars so that the car can leave for France at the beginning of February. Will Cr.{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} please collect in one memo, instructions to HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} to manufacture the necessary parts in time. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||