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).
The difficulty of removing the gearbox on the 'SS' car, proposing a detachable front cross member as a solution.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\5\ Scan061 | |
| Date | 13th December 1928 | |
| X7310 To DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RmLG/LG13.12.28. X7425 We find that the front cross member of the subframe makes it extremely difficult to remove the gearbox on the complete 'SS{S. Smith}' car. We consider that if this was made detachable, this trouble would be obviated. Can you let us have a scheme for this? Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||