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).
Decision to detail Scheme 2 for a semi-floating rear axle based on a cost comparison.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\4\ scan0078 | |
| Date | 10th October 1938 | |
| HY{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}/HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 802 Hey DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}6/G.10.10.38. B.50. SEMI-FLOATING REAR AXLE. FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} Referring to PD.259 which has been held up pending the investigations of comparative costs between the two schemes shewn, we are now informed that Sch.1 is 6/3d. more costly than Sch.2. We should therefore detail Sch.2. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||