Request to build a nickel-plated exhaust system for a Wraith III car due to the short lifespan of the existing mild steel system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\8\ 08-page10 | |
| Date | 9th July 1937 | |
| To HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Whym. 623 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Whym.21/AP.9.7.37 WRAITH III. EXHAUST SYSTEM. Will you please build up a downtake pipe, front expansion box and intermediate pipe for 26.G.V1. in mild steel, nickel plated inside and outside. From past experience we know that the present system in plain mild steel will burn out in France after 2000 - 3000 miles, and the nickel plated system should either be fitted before the car goes to France or sent out to France as soon as possible. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /whym. | ||
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).