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).
Instructing an engine replacement and the fitting of new mounting parts for Wraith car 29.G.VI.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 108\3\ scan0059 | |
| Date | 16th May 1938 | |
| To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}6/JH.16.5.38. Wraith car 29.G.VI. 600. The above car is going into the fitting shop for the jobs instructed in Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}21/JH.C.5.38. and we would like you to remove the present engine entirely and fit engine W.III No.1 to enable us to keep the car on the road. If you have a further set of latest rear engine mounting parts we would like these fitting also. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} | ||