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).
Issue with the 25 HP exhaust system's rear silencer fouling a cross member.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 104\2\ scan0215 | |
| Date | 15th June 1936 | |
| W/N - Br.{T. E. Bellringer - Repair Manager} X523 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}27/KW.15.6.36. Re 25 HP. Exhaust System. With reference to your memo. Br/M.7/A.12.6.36, re rear silencer fouling the third cross member. we presume you mean by this that the distortion of the 'S' bend pulls the silencer forward and causes the suspension link to foul the cross member. If this is the case, it is receiving the attention of both the Exptl. and Design Depts. If this is not the case, will you please furnish us with more detail as to the exact part of the silencer that causes the trouble, as all cars leave the Works with ample silencer clearance. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.H.Whyman. | ||