Memo discussing design problems and defending a designer referred to as 'DA' against another named 'E'.
| Identifier | Morton\M22\ img143 | |
| Date | 13th January 1922 guessed | |
| *HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E has clearly tried to get a crafty one in on Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} , but has reckoned without Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 's phenomenal memory. I knowledgely. F.W. hates what E have to include in this memo, with its undertones, going to C.J. C C.J. DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} whom I'd consistently over many years played down & finally out-manoeuvered DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} was a great & gifted designer, completely devoid of guile, & absolutely stone found in all his dealings. R had great confidence in DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} to cope with everything except the engine (E's baby). This smothered massive & great enmity problems - Steering, road holding, springing, Brakes, gearbox, rear & front axles, bodywork. In comparison, the engine was a 'bottys jil'. Since DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 's engines was clear of 'engines', why should He have sent him a copy? There is an unmistakable 'bile' in this memo. | ||
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).