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).
Production recommendations for Park Ward and Motor Panels, and an investigation into the Bentley V. Coupe's front-end movement.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\3\ scan0301 | |
| Date | 14th February 1941 | |
| -3- Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} We recommend that, if possible, Park Ward should get the necessary drawings and jigs made now, and the necessary repairs made to the wood model which has been damaged by Motor Panels in making the first sets of panels, and which Park Ward now have at their factory. They will then be ready at the end of the war, to pass on to Motor Panels, so that there will be no delay in these people producing the parts which they will be supplying. It was found that, on the first set of parts which Motor Panels delivered, there were a considerable number of faults which were probably due to the amount of handwork which has to be done, and which does not occur on bodies that are fully tooled. To overcome the faults and delays which may occur through assemblies being incorrect when delivered, and necessitating them having to be returned for correction, we recommend that checking templates and jigs should be made in duplicate for all important parts, one set to be retained at Park Wards and the other set for Motor Panels. This may cost more than was estimated by Park Ward for this work, but it will save time and transport. ----- BENTLEY V.{VIENNA} COUPE By extensive investigations to find the cause of the excessive movement of the front end of this body, it was found that the structure of the dash had to be very considerably reinforced by means of temporary stays to get the desired stiffness and freedom from front end shake. Some preliminary work has been done in the drawing office with the object of stiffening the existing front by adding permanent reinforcements, but we have come to the conclusion that to make a satisfactory job, it will be necessary to redesign this part of the body. To do this, it will be necessary to make a full sized layout of the part in question and to make detail drawings which we estimate will take approximately 350 man hours. From these drawings a body should be made and further tests carried out or, as an alternative, it may be possible to build a new front to the existing body. At present, we have not the drawing office staff or accommodation to enable us to deal with this model, at the same time as bodies are in hand for the Myth. | ||