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).
Cracked .064 top plate on the bonnet of car 2G.G.V1 and a request for its replacement before durability testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 108\1\ scan0266 | |
| Date | 20th January 1938 | |
| 600a To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. c. Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.3/AP.20.1.38 2G.G.V1. BONNET. We notice that one of the .064 top plates of the bonnet fitted to 2G.G.V1. is cracked at the point where it is cut away for the securing collar. This appears to have been done either during manufacture or by mishandling when off the car - since the purpose of running .064 top plates is to test their durability, it is obviously no good starting the test with cracked plates. Will you therefore fit a new top plate to replace the damaged one, before the car goes away. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||