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).
Mileage covered by various parts fitted to a car in France, which was discontinued due to bearing trouble.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\1\ scan0183 | |
| Date | 9th September 1936 | |
| X200 a HOTEL DE FRANCE. CHATEAUROUX. Indre. France. GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/3/JAB. 9th September 1936. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} To. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c.c G.W.H. 6. B. IV. 8.9.36. Total Mileage Covered in France 10,786 Running discontinued owing to bearing trouble. Distance covered to date by various parts fitted since car has been in France. Parts. Miles Covered to date. Fan. LOP EB.189. Complete to above LOP except that Fan hub EB.1644 is produced in A/C replacing I/C and blades are produced in duralumin. 7,170 Ignition Wiring Tube EB.2735 fitted with Johnson & Philips Cable. 7,170 Two new sets of British Made Delco-Remy Distributor Arms. 7,148 New Carrier Plates with anti-judder weights for front brakes. 5,543 Coiled copper pipe from damper control unit to frame, and new over-riding control with suitable union for pipe. 5,247 New type Axle Controls R.R.SCH.966 N.S. fitted with spring. O.S. without spring. 1,506 --------- GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} Ivan L. Waller. | ||