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).
Instruction to alter drawings for the Wraith bonnet rest strip to specify Ferodo lacing to prevent wear.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 7\6\ X 605 Bonnet-page16 | |
| Date | 12th January 1938 | |
| 605 To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to By/HEB.{H. Biraben} c. to RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.1/JH.12.1.38. As discussed with By/HES. today will you please alter the detail drawings for the bonnet rest strip on the Wraith dashboard to specify Ferodo lacing to specification S.6391. This lacing is specially made strip which gets over the trouble of bonnet wear and is already instructed for the radiator rest strip. This will be required on 6 prod. Wraith cars and on any further cars built. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||