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).
The fitting of a new standardised instrument patch and speedometer for chassis 19-EX.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 62\2\ scan0053 | |
| Date | 7th March 1932 | |
| X6135 RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} c. to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}2/MA. 7. 3. 32. CHASSIS 19-EX. (INSTRUMENT BOARD.) This car is to be fitted with the latest RR-Smiths instrument patch which it is proposed to standardise on the 20/25 HP car, and the same as has recently been instructed for 19.G.IV., will you please put this in hand, and if we can have the patch frame, switch box ring and starting carburetter control plate we can procedd to get the board made up by the coachbuilders. Will Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst please order a speedometer suitable for this car, the speedometer drive revs at 60 m.p.h. are 789 r.p.m. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.J.Lidsey. | ||