Chassis conference meeting minutes discussing new chassis instructions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\3\ scan0153 | |
| Date | 5th May 1939 | |
| 381 To HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /WSC. {W. S. Cassel} c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} c. RH. {R. Hollingworth} LK. {L. King} AG. c. TB. HL. FN. c. TT. CP. CHASSIS CONFERENCE HELD WEDNESDAY 3.5.39. Personnel present : RH. {R. Hollingworth} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} LK. {L. King} TB(part time) AG.(part time) FN.(part time) WSC. {W. S. Cassel} New Chassis Instructed. 10.B.V. This chassis has now been passed to test, and has not the type of Axle fitted as requested i.e. production type as for the Bentley V's. Will all concerned please look into the question of giving a completion promise for this axle at the next meeting. 11.B.V. At present at Coachbuilders and is due back at the week-end. B.80.No.1 Unit is to be fitted. RH. {R. Hollingworth} anticipates completing the car ready for test 10 days after the receipt from Coachbuilders. LK. {L. King} requested that a complete shortage list be compiled to make sure that all details would be ready for this car so that no hold up is caused. continued. Handwritten text: Top Center: Spec for 31 G VII Top Right: HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /WSC. {W. S. Cassel} 5/B.5.5.39. Right Side Top: Jack brackets latest balance OK Spl's prop shaft Distributors RC {R. Childs} more details Right Side Middle: Carbon full hubs. dg: Right Side Bottom: Job No 3 temporarily | ||
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).