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).
Urgent request to fit parts to a Phantom III fan rig for testing, needed for a customer's car heading to Kenya.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\5\ scan0025 | |
| Date | 28th January 1937 | |
| To HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/W.Bell. 324 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.7/AP.28.1.37. The parts for the P.III. fan rig scheme Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}296 which we discussed with you are detailed, and are now being made - as soon as the essential parts for the rig itself are completed, will you please arrange to fit these up with the motor which you decided was suitable for the job. In this way, as soon as the pulleys etc. are ready, they can be fitted to the rig for test. This job is essentially an urgent one, since the high speed fan drive is required for Mr.H.K.Symons' car for Kenya - the car will be leaving here on approximately Feb.7th. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||