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).
Use of cast aluminium wheel arches for the Vulture car and sending castings to Park Ward & Co.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\3\ scan0034 | |
| Date | 15th November 1935 | |
| SECRET. v4704 S/W. To......Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} LID{A. J. Lidsey} See ml Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}3/IH.15.11.35. re:- VULTURE. Although we do not propose finally to use cast aluminium wheel arches on Vulture, we think we will use them on this first car as they were used on the first J.3. Patterns are in existence in Derby and it should, therefore, be cheaper for us to make castings than to build up wheel arches in sheet metal, which procedure would call for forming jigs. Would you please arrange to send a pair of castings to Messrs. Park Ward & Co. Willesden. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Rear J3 Wheelarch detail. { F 58950 RHSide F 58951 LH{Mr Haworth} Side | ||