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).
Confirmation of a telegram regarding the Northcliffe chassis, Hawk engine, and design details for bearings and bolts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 38\6\ Scan117 | |
| Date | 11th November 1918 | |
| V.3389 CONFIRMATION OF TELEGRAM. ROYCAR DERBY. X.3383. X.2273. X.3389. DAY HIVES AGREE TO THE NORTHCLIFFE CHASSIS BEING COMPLETED WITH A HAWK ENGINE ON THE UNDERFRAME (STOP) IT DOES NOT REPRESENT OUR IDEALS BUT WE THINK WILL BE USEFUL (STOP) AS SOON AS MR DAY HAS PUT NECESSARY DRAWINGS IN HAND WILL HE COME TO WESTWITTERING ARRIVING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON NEXT WILL MEET TRAIN ARRIVING FOUR FOUR RE PLANET BEARING DO NOT THINK TEMPERATURE HAS ANY INFLUENCE IN THE MATTER CONCLUDE BALL BEARINGS ARE INFERIOR TO ROLLER BEARINGS FOR PURPOSE RE SCHEME 34 ANCHORAGE FLANGE BOLTS DO NOT LOOK ACCURATE AND SUFFICIENTLY ACCESSIBLE SUGGEST THEY SHOULD BE OUTSIDE AND TAPER. ROYCE. | ||