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).
Provisional specification for the Wraith car, listing unsatisfactory parts and production progress.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 6\6\ 06-page254 | |
| Date | 16th June 1937 | |
| To Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} Std. Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} AYm. FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} JSD. HC. WRAITH We have got to release a provisional specification for the Wraith car before the end of this week. So far as we know at present the only parts which are definitely unsatisfactory are - Engine mounting. Rear shock absorber connections. Fan. Starting Handle. Brake drums. The petrol system will need a high pressure pump with a piping replica of the Phantom III. The specification is not a final one, but is being produced to ensure that the Works go ahead with something. Obviously, nothing is finalised for Production until a Standardisation Sheet can be circulated for it. At the moment the Works have the excuse that they do not know what the Wraith car is going to be and cannot make any progress. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||