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Fitting a hand control for radiator shutters on a New 40/50 HP car for Sir Norman Watson.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 18\3\  Scan388
Date  12th December 1932
  
X7960
BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Cgh. {W Clough} 6/G.12.12.32.

PN. {Mr Northey}
C. Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}
C. Hemp
C. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
C. G {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} /Rbs

NEW 40/50 HP. CAR - SIR NORMAN WATSON.

With reference to PN. {Mr Northey} 1/WT.8.12.32. and Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 6/MJ.9.12.32. in which it is pointed out that there should be no need for a hand control for operating the radiator shutters, if it is still considered advisable to meet the customer's wishes in this respect a special scheme will have to be produced and new parts made. In one or two cases we have fitted hand controls on the 20/25 HP. chassis where customers have insisted, but we deleted the thermostat. To arrange for the shutters to be operated by hand control, as well as by thermostat, the scheme becomes a little complicated, and although there is no doubt that it could be done it would be much simpler to provide a hand control only.

We are asking the Estimating Department to let you know what would be the cost of fitting hand controls.

BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Cgh. {W Clough}
  
  
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).


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