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).
Preference for a half-elliptical bumper over a tubular one, and concerns about the bumper fitted to the 24-EX model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\4\ Scan019 | |
| Date | 1st June 1930 | |
| OY. from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ARC. c. BTN. X7772 E1/M6..6.30. X7772 X4522 RE : BUMPERS. Re your memo Oyl/DM{D. Munro}4.6.30, the section of bumper preferred by R.{Sir Henry Royce} is half elliptical. The tubular type is agreed to be unsuitable. Regarding the bumper fitted to 24-EX. R.{Sir Henry Royce} fears that this may spread the front horns if struck in the centre, and asks for a type of bumper in which this fault is non-existent. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||