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).
Instructing the Repair Department to carry out urgent modifications on an experimental Wraith chassis 25.G.VI.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 108\2\ scan0181 | |
| Date | 30th November 1938 | |
| 600 To Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} - Repair Dept. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}7/JH.30.11.38. We are sending over to you an experimental car, Wraith chassis 25.G.VI. to which we should like you to do the following work - (1) Dismantle crankshaft and flywheel complete and send to HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} (Experimental Dept) for modification. Re-erect after same has been returned to you. (2) Dismantle change gear mechanism and send to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} re-erect same on return. We should be much obliged if you would treat this matter as very urgent, as we want to car on the road again by the week-end. O/N.52436. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} | ||