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 an urgent order of steering components from the Adamant Engineering Co. for experimental work on a 25 HP car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\3\ Scan186 | |
| Date | 5th September 1935 | |
| To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} X1300 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}20/KW.5.9.35. Will you please order from the Adamant Engineering Co. the following parts :- 1. Steering Cam; 0.800 lead; right hand; 0.002" crowning; to Adamant Co's Drawing M.21115. 2. Races for above to their drawing P.A.2262. 2. Cage and roller assemblies to their drawing P.2104. 1. Roller to suit, to their drawing M.21116. 2. Cage and roller assemblies for roller, to their drawing M.21422 A & B. 1. Steering Cam; 0.700 lead; 0.002" crowning, to their drawing M.21477 except that cam should be cut right hand instead of left hand. The above are required very urgently, and are for experimental work on 25 HP. All outstanding orders from the Exptl. Dept. for parts from the Adamant Co. are required urgently owing to a programme of experiments which we have made for the car now in France. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.J.Hardy. | ||