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).
Brief summary of a discussion outlining action points regarding automotive components and tasks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 174\3\ img050 | |
| Date | 2nd December 1935 | |
| To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Smth. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/PJH. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Mths.{Reg Matthews} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Bwg.{J. C. Bowring} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/APM. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Std. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GR.{George Ratcliffe} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}14/KW. 2.12.35. The following is a brief summary of the discussion held this morning :- (1) Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} to urge RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} to complete the Bentley frame job. (2) We are urging the final scheme for the Stromberg Carburetter and when ready it should be fitted to a car, together with the Stromberg Carburetter, and subjected to Cold Chamber tests at Lucas's. (3) Ratcliffe should let me have the setting for the maximum power on the Stromberg carburetter (20/25). I have already had the one for maximum economy. (4) Leslie will report on the progress of N.Schemes 4520 and 4603, Autolock Dampers, at the next meeting. (5) Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} will follow up with RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} the manufacture of the flame traps to LeC.4755, as these are definitely overdue. (6) Bowering will report further on the scheme to cut off the petrol pumps when the Stromberg Carburetter is flooding. (7) Matthews will put forward a further programme for the steel skirted pistons when they have been discussed with Mr. Flower. | ||