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).
The failure of two Smith 20/25 type car clocks on experimental chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\1\ img098 | |
| Date | 12th October 1932 | |
| Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. c.c. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c.c. C/Mt. c.c. D/BP. X6135 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.1/ATB.10.32. [STAMP: RECEIVED 12 OCT 1932] SMITH CAR CLOCKS We have had two standard 20/25 type Smith hand wound clocks fail on experimental chassis. One of these off 1J3 chassis behaved erratically, alternately stopping and starting and the other off 19-EX has stopped altogether. We should be glad if you will take up the matter with the makers and arrange for these clocks to be returned to them for repair also arranging for Messrs. Smiths to let us have a concise report as to the cause of failure. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. | ||