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).
Delayed report on vehicle 4.B.IV detailing the condition of various components.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\2\ scan0037 | |
Date | 12th April 1934 | |
To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} From G.W.H. Handwritten: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Handwritten: X45539 Hotel de France, Chateauroux, FRANCE. 12.4.34. herewith report on 4.B.IV. We are sorry it has been delayed. There are items that we cannot report upon fully owing to not seeing the parts dismantled. Shock Dampers. Condition. Steering Joints with metal covers. Gearbox. Slack developed again in third motion shaft. Engine. Valves etc. Dural rods and pistons. With regard to the coloured paper, this is the nearest approach to our Bentley paper that we can obtain here. [Signature] G.W.H. | ||