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).
Request for a brake rod to replace a temporary part on a 15,000 miles test car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 108\3\ scan0166 | |
| Date | 1st April 1938 | |
| 600a To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}16/JH.1.4.38. 26.G.VI. 15,000 miles test car. Will you please supply one brake rod complete with forked ends to go between brake pedal and servo counter shaft This is to replace a cable fitted up temporarily in France for experimental purposes. The brake rod off 28.G.VI. is being used on 26.G.VI. in the meanwhile. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||