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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).
Modification of speedometer gears for an experimental Wraith chassis to test a special A.C. speedometer.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 165\2\  img051
Date  15th March 1937
  
SECRET 6011.

To By/Cgh.{W Clough} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wst.

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wst.7/AP.15.3.37.

WRAITH SPEEDOMETER GEARS.

We want to try out a special A.C. speedometer on one of our experimental Wraith chassis and in order to do this the speedometer gears will have to be modified to give a revs. per mile figure of as near as possible, 1001.

By/TWD.{T. W. D???Aeith} has already instructed a set of gears suitable for this speedometer for the Bentley chassis.

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wst.
  
  


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