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).
Replacement of existing hypoid axles and the creation of a master List of Parts for rationalised chassis.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\1\ scan0306 | |
Date | 30th March 1940 | |
1015- To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} c.c. to HP / RH.{R. Hollingworth} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}1/JH.30.3.40. Axles for Rationalised Chassis. We wish to replace a number of our existing 1,500 hypoid axles by up to date 0.650 hypoid axles. We have therefore arranged for Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/HH. to produce an up to date master L.O.P. for 0.650 semi floating axles and to issue instructions for the 3 replacement axles and for Ripplet and L.H. Phantom axles as variants of this master L.O.P. We send you herewith memos. Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/HH.10/JH.18.3.40. and Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/HH.11/JH.18.3.40. issuing the master L.O.P. and the L.O.P. for the first of the replacement axles for chassis 1.R.1. The remaining L.O.P.'s will follow very shortly. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||