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).
Request to measure the distance between a vehicle's screen and wheel due to a suspected clearance error by the coachbuilder, Hooper's.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\R\January1928-March1928\ 63 | |
| Date | 16th February 1928 | |
| ORIGINAL HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}2/M16.2.28. re. 15-EX. Y 8940 (crossed out) Y 7830 (crossed out) Would you kindly ask Hancock to measure the distance between the screen and wheel at the nearest point, and send us a note direct to Evernden, "CamachaHenry Royce's office in West Wittering", West WitteringHenry Royce's home town, CHICHESTER. as Hooper's rather doubt their mistake in making the clearance too great. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} (Handwritten note) Copy Sent to Chateaumont GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 20/2/28 HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Hq (crossed out) | ||