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).
Reporting a failure of the radiator shutter control rod on two trials cars, resulting in damage and requesting a modification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66a\4\ scan0189 | |
| Date | 21th May 1925 | |
| X.8250 PN{Mr Northey}2/DN21.5.25. TO Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BJ FROM PN{Mr Northey} The vertical connecting rod of the radiator shutter control has come away from its attachment on two of our Trials cars, and in each case, the fan or radiator has been damaged. Have you any modification in hand which will prevent this occurrence ? Meanwhile, we are safeguarding the part by re-inforcing with copper wire. P.N. wn | ||