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).
Requesting modifications for a 30.G.VII and a Buick before being taken to Brooklands.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\3\ scan0117 | |
| Date | 27th May 1939 | |
| 1049 + 666 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} a.{Mr Adams} to HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/WSC.{W. S. Cassel} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards}9/JH.27.5.39. 30.G.VII.& Buick. We are taking the above cars to Brooklands early next week and should be glad if you could have the following jobs carried out by Monday 5th. June. (1) Thermometer pockets fitted to Buick and 30.G.VII. bottom water pipes. (2) Modified bonnet side plates to incorporate three flip flaps, to be issued by Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames} (3) Flexibly bladed fan to be modified to suit a four bolt fixing as carried out on the short bladed Wraith fan. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards} [Illegible signature] | ||