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).
List of fitting shop jobs for a Wraith 25.G.VI regarding the clutch, rear springs and exhaust system.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 6\6\ 06-page368 | |
Date | 30th October 1937 | |
HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} 100 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}1/JH.30.10.37. Wraith 25.G.VI. We would like to send the above car into the fitting shop for the following jobs. (1) Dismantle and examine clutch for cause of slip, also will not stop under 35-40 secs. (2) Fit pair of stronger rear road springs, to be supplied by Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} (3) Increase clearance holes in cruciform to prevent exhaust system from fouling same and causing rattles. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} | ||