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).
'body booming' issue on experimental car 2300, attaching a related report and seeking approval to test a solution.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\1\ 01-page103 | |
| Date | 27th November 1913 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). [Left Column - Names and indicating letter] A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT C Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Co Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY H Mr. HALLAM Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON's Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Ro{C. C. Rose - Export Manager} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE's Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sa Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} v.{VIENNA} SPINNEY V.{VIENNA} VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whe Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD [Initial of person addressed] J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} [Main Content] WOR{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/SM7/1271113. X971 Re. body booming. We attach herewith Mr Spinney's report on the above, dated 14/11/13. Our experimental car 2300, has been reported as being a very bad "boomer", and Mr Platford has suggested that this would be an excellent opportunity of testing Mr Spinney's scheme. We shall be glad to know whether you would sanction us doing this. [Stamps and handwritten notes] Circular stamp: RECEIVED 27 XI 13 Rectangular stamp: D 28 XI 13 Handwritten: p.Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}, Rey, Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} yes [Footer] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||