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).
Requesting the production of three Wraith steering boxes in cast aluminium for testing.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 9\7\ 07-page077 | |
Date | 31th August 1937 | |
To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} 650 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}6/AP.31.8.37 WRAITH STEERING Will you please make three Wraith steering boxes in cast alum. As soon as these are available they should be fitted to (a) the Wraith bumper chassis (b) the first convenient 10,000 mile test Wraith chassis and (c) chassis to be allocated later. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||