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).
Departmental memo listing components under consideration for lightening a chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\3\ 03-page053 | |
| Date | 20th April 1912 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 813 (TWO LINES). DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. Weight of Chassis. Y200 AWB/C20412. Mr. Barrington. 20.4.12. With reference to your memo TBB11/L18412 Mr. Bagnall had already supplied me with the items which, in his opinion, are worthh consideration re lightening chassis. Pistons. Connecting Rods. Magneto and Governor Bearings. Front Axle. Gear Box Blanks. Engine Bearing Caps. Clutch Anchorage Channel Irons. Many small Levers, (stampings). [Stamp: 20 APR 1912] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||