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).
Standardising pressed steel wing stays and lamp brackets for the Phantom F.2 series.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67\1\ scan0275 | |
| Date | 18th October 1927 | |
| W/S. (G). X8390 BY3/G.18.10.27. c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BY/HBB. PHANTOM F.2. SERIES. -------------------- We have a standardisation sheet for adopting Pressed Steel Wing Stays and lamp brackets carried from the wings for the above series. Now that we are not using parallel control for the front axle it will be necessary for us to go ahead with the pressed steel wing stay without further delay. Up to the moment we had been holding back the pressed steel wing stay, so as not to have two sets of tools unnecessarily close together, but WW. have been pressing us for a long time, and unless Sales have some valid and good reason for not adopting the pressed steel wing stays they should certainly go on the series we are at present ordering. Bearing in mind the fact that larger Lucas headlamps may be required, this would possibly affect the bracket used for carrying the lamp. In addition a point will arise, from Sales' point of view, viz. that Barkers have a scheme for using the big Lucas lamps carried off our present lamp brackets fixed to the front cross member. The sockets for these brackets will not be available if we adopt the pressed steel wing stay. I am putting the facts before you so that we may have a quick decision as to whether Sales have any objection to raise to the use of the pressed steel wing stay. The reason why we consider it reasonable to make the pressed steel wing stay before the parallel control front axle comes in is that if we have a prompt decision from Sales it can be brought on E.2B, that is the second hundred of E.2 series - the Order Office have given me this information. [Handwritten] Can Sales say if large Lucas Lamps are to be standard. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} [Signature] BY | ||