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).
Excessive bow on Wraith III front bumpers and a request for replacements to a new specification.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 118\3\ scan0012 | |
Date | 16th April 1937 | |
SECRET. To Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} Copy to Ea. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/PD. 1023. E/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}3/MN.16.4.37. Wraith III Front Bumpers. On the first two Wraith cars the front bumpers made to our LeC.5386 had .8" more bow on the front of the bumper than was called for in the drawing. The result is that the tip of the bumper comes too close to the nose of the wing. We have already asked you to obtain two more front bumpers for 26.G.6 and 27.G.6 respectively. We would be glad if you could arrange for them to be shaped according to the print of LeC.5627 herewith. This bumper has 1.1" less bow than the bumpers supplied by the J.R.Engineering Co. and .450" less bow than the bumper shown on our LeC.5386. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Att:LeC.5627. | ||