Scuttle separation on 40/50 HP bodies, referencing a Coachbuilders sub-committee meeting and blueprint No.703B.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 171\3\ img185 | |
| Date | 25th June 1923 | |
| COPY. S/W. {Sales / Derby Works} Hn {F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} 12/MH {M. Huckerby} 25.6.23. RE SCUTTLE SEPARATION. BY4/P13.6.23. I give you below an extract from the minutes of the meeting of the Coachbuilders sub-committee, held on the 21th inst., at which were present.LHS. {Lord Herbert Scott - Chair} (in the Chair) OG. HO. & Hn. {F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} "BY4/P13623 was read. This approves of the suggestion to omit the semi-flexible scuttle attachment scheme on 40/50 H.P. Bodies. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} is to be asked for the immediate omission of the old scheme from chassis prints; to shew in its place a suggested seperation arrangement. A copy of Barkers blueprint No.703B, shewing the arrangement to be adopted on the new cars for LHS {Lord Herbert Scott - Chair} , and Lord Wargrave is to be sent to BY, and it is to be suggested to him that a similar scheme should be shewn upon future chassis prints unless he knows of a better arrangement. At the same time BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} is to be asked whether he sees any reason why the aluminium strip shewn on Barkers blueprint should not have the upward slant reduced as, in the opinion of the sub-committee, this would improve the appearance". I attach blueprint No.703B, and shall be glad to receive your replies to the suggestions made by the C.S.C. as early as possible. C/Hn. {F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} | ||
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).