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).
Confirming the release of a side steering tube in exchange for another to facilitate production chassis instructions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\4\ scan0030 | |
| Date | 16th December 1938 | |
| Hood. To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}8/MH.{M. Huckerby}16.12.38. 9.B.V. STEERING. This is to confirm that we have asked you to release the side steering tube for 30.G.VII in exchange for the one on 9.B.V. This is for the purpose of making 9.B.V. representative of the instructions for 50 production chassis. You will have further supplies of up-to-date tubes by the time 30.G.VII is ready for the road. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||