Order for an A.T. speedometer from Smiths for an experimental 40/50 chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 59\2\ Scan140 | |
| Date | 7th March 1932 | |
| X6057a. Roy. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Wst. c. RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Wst.6/AD7.3.32. A.T. SPEEDOMETER We are arranging to fit up an exptl. 40/50 chassis with Smith instruments and R.R. patch as per the U. series 20/25. Will you therefore please order for us an A.T. speedometer from Messrs. Smiths to drawing D.53239 but with 100 M.P.H. dial and arranged for 789 revs. per mile (or nearest). Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Wst. | ||
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).