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).
Dynamo proposals (Smith's vs Lucas) and rear engine feet material (steel castings vs drop forged).
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 142\2\ scan0027 | |
| Date | 25th July 1922 | |
| BY6-P25.7.22. contd. - 2 - (8) (7310) Dynamo. The proposal at this time was, that we should use the Smith's outfit, but here again this has probably died out and you probably intend to go along with the present standard Lucas. (9) Rear Engine Feet. I assume that we shall continue to use the steel castings, as at present, as I gathered from some remarks you made that the drop forged proposal turned out a fiasco. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||