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).
Cost-reduction modification for the steering column cam tube, referencing scheme RM.352.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 9\7\ 07-page049 | |
| Date | 15th April 1937 | |
| 650 To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Copy to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/G.Robinson. E/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}11/MN.15.4.37. Steering Columns. With reference to our E/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/MN.5.4.37 and Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}1/AP.4.12.37 concerning our LeC.5601 of the built up steering column cam tube, we would be glad if you would instruct the still further cheapened scheme shown on RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}352, attached herewith. We take it that this modification to our LeC. has been approved by the Works from a manufacturing point of view. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Att:RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}352. | ||