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).
On the standardisation of sheet metal wing stays and delays with coachbuilders regarding their curvature.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\Q\2April1927-June1927\ 77 | |
| Date | 6th May 1927 | |
| to R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BJ. LHS.{Lord Herbert Scott} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} ✓ ORIGINAL Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG6.5.27. RR. WING STAYS. X8390 The sheet metal wing stay similar to those fitted to 7-EX have been standardised. There has been a certain amount of delay in getting them on the cars because of the difficulty of obtaining agreement with the coachbuilders as regards what curvature they should be made. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||