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).
Specifications for speed models, specifically that they should be short chassis, and instructions for wing improvements.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\N\2July1925-September1925\ Scan92 | |
| Date | 23th September 1925 | |
| TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} ORIGINAL DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}7/M23.9.25. SPEED MODELS. X8390 X8770 X8830 Speed models should always be short chassis. It is understood that there is a sports body suitable for a short chassis. We have recently issued instructions for improvement in the wings, and one or two parts of this car, and these should be carried out as soon as possible, with a view to getting this car on the road. We understand that you are putting the car at Derby on the road as it is, wing modifications to be carried out on another model. | ||