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).
Questionnaire and approval sheet regarding the standardisation of chassis parts.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 171\1\ img148 | |
Date | 12th November 1928 | |
STANDARDISATION OF CHASSIS PARTS ORIGINAL WDC/AS.236 TYPED 12.11.28 SUBJECT... OUTLINE & DETAIL PARTS MOTOR CARS (1) The number of the first chassis on which the new part will be fitted. G-2-B. series. (2) Date when the chassis will be handed to test. 12.11.28 (3) Cost of scrapped material, if any. Nil. (4) Cost of jigs and tools. £325 [Watermark: STAFF] TABLE: INITIAL | DATE | REMARKS L3 | 1.5.28 | Agreed. R | 2.5.28 | WK ROW | 2.5.28 | Agreed. TOW DR | 28.6.28 | Agreed. AQ | 4.8.28 | Agreed. but suggest omitting the slight bend so that reversing will be facilitated. FB | 28.8.28 | Agreed. YE FH | 29.8.28 | Agreed. E | 28.8.28 | Agreed. WK | 30.8.28 | Agreed. BWO | 4.8.28 | CWC has been told that this is effective but it is not a first class job. At any future date when a new design is put forward a new method of securing the material should be considered. A slight improvement on present. END. HE | 24.8.28 | Agreed. | ||