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).
Modified design for the Wraith III bonnet rest angles and a cheapened radiator.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 7\6\ X 605 Bonnet-page05 | |
| Date | 19th April 1937 | |
| SECRET [Handwritten]: S T D [Handwritten]: 605. [Handwritten]: Hives [Handwritten]: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/STD TO BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Copy to Ser. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} HHC. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} E/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}2/WN.19.4.37. Re Wraith III Bonnet Rest Angles. ----------------------------- We send herewith LeC.5625 showing a modified design for the front end of the bonnet rest angle where it is attached to the new design of cheapened radiator. This scheme also shows a modification to the shape of the rest angle in the plan view to accommodate the high engine mounting. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Att:LeC.5625. | ||