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 of levers and controls, shifting from solid-produced parts to using dies to reduce expenditure.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 6\6\ 06-page112 | |
| Date | 1st January 1937 | |
| Handwritten: GRY.{Shadwell Grylls} What is E doing about this Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 600 108G TO From HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} C. [REDACTED] C. [REDACTED] C. to Mr. [REDACTED] C. [REDACTED] In order to save unnecessary expenditure on dies, a considerable number of levers for the first chassis have been produced from the solid and certain brackets have been made in aluminium bronze, in view of the possibility of alteration as a result of road tests on the finished car. It is, however, desirable that dies should be put in hand with the least possible delay in order to facilitate manufacture of further pieces, and we should appreciate an early decision with regard to the following, which are the pieces concerned. Governor Control for Dummies. FM.776 Operating Lever. Controls. FM.761 Throttle Lever Pickup. FM.763 " " Foot Control. FM.764 Bell Crank Lever. FM.765 Lever Throttle Inclined. FM.768 " Acc. Shaft. FM.769 " Choke Countershaft. FM.782 Ignition Lever. FM.784 Lever Choke Control. FM.787 Throttle Lever. FM.791 Lever Ignition Inclined Shaft. FM.792 " " " " Continued. | ||