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).
Potential fitting of a front roll-rod to the Continental Wraith Demonstration car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\5\ scan0201 | |
| Date | 28th July 1939 | |
| To Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY...........to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1245 P A R I S Sr3/Vf.28.7.39 PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL Dear Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}, I have received the following memo from "Tr.{Capt. F. W. Turner - Finance}": "We shall shortly be delivering Wraith chassis with a roller control bar, concerning the uses of which you are no doubt aware. "I understand that it is a simple matter to fit this bar to existing cars "Do you think it desirable that the Continental Wraith Demonstration car should have this improvement? "I believe it means changing the front springs for lower rated springs I presume he means the fitting of a front roll-rod. Do you think we should have one of these fitted to our car or not ? Please let me know as soon as possible, as I wish to answer "Tr{Capt. F. W. Turner - Finance}". Yours, Sr. [Handwritten Note] Just done Marseilles to Paris in 8h. 10m. + Lyons in 4h. 29m car. B6.MR. I was alone + stopped for nothing but a fill at Lyons. Left Marseilles at 6pm. Paris. 2.10 AM. All the best h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} | ||