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).
Issues with bonnet fastenings and proposing an improved design using a cast dash.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 14\4\ Scan018 | |
| Date | 26th November 1926 | |
| To BJ ) from R.{Sir Henry Royce} e.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} ) c. to WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X7500 R2/M26.11.26. X.7500. X.7260. CAST DASH, AND BONNET FASTENINGS. It is with sadness that I admit that our bonnet fastenings are not nearly first class. We believe we have a scheme which is decidedly better than the present. We would like BJ. to agree that the cast dash, which has done 10,000 miles, can be adopted on the first series the stocks will permit. In conjunction with this cast dash the bonnet, fixings, locks, etc. will we believe be much improved. One of the reasons that has made the bonnet more troublesome is the change in the steering box to an outside lever. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} and many of us are very keen to get the above going. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||