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).
Meeting notes discussing the status of dashboard fittings, shock dampers, governor controls, and flywheel/clutch designs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\1\ scan0095 | |
| Date | 24th November 1937 | |
| -3- (11). DASHBOARD & FITTINGS. LOF. promised by the 27th. (12) FRONT SHOCK DAMPERS. It was agreed that these were another high spot likely to delay the completion of the chassis and that no effort should be spared with regard to design and detailing. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} asked that we should instruct these dampers with coarse serrations. It was pointed out that the serrations had been copied from the Armstrong damper which was produced for 21/- complete, and that therefore we would ask HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} to get the serrations made by Gordon Armstrong instead of altering the detail drawings. If there is any difficulty we shall have to modify this to suit Works' equipment. Will HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} discuss the matter with Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} By/Mtn. promised the detail drawing by the end of the week. (13) GOVERNOR CONTROL FOR DAMPERS. It was agreed that By/Mtn would issue a detail drawing showing how to drill the universal gearbox so that it would take the governor control and that this would enable us to build a car to which the governor could be fitted when completed. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} agreed that the scheme for the damper parts was issued and By/Mtn. will let us have a date for completion of the details when he knows what it is. (14) FLYWHEEL & CLUTCH. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} mentioned that this meant a new clutch casing and a new flywheel and that details were not received until the 16th. He is going to make every effort to get on with the job. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} promised to look into the question why the B.III flywheel recently instructed was not the same as Wraith. We do not know of any policy which has brought about this state of affairs. | ||