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).
Missing blueprints and modification requests for the 'Buzzard' and 'Vulture' bonnet models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 77\5\ scan0113 | |
| Date | 15th May 1920 | |
| X.4293d To Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Copy to CJ. " " Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} " " Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} " " By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} " " EFC. E2/G15.5.20. X.3822. - X4293e/d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} X.38621 X.3821. RE "BUZZARD" AND "VULTURE" BONNET MODELS. After you left here we could not find the blue prints of the "Buzzard" and "Vulture" models which you had sent us as representing the drawings to which the models had been finally made. Would you kindly return these to us if you have them, or let us have fresh prints. Would you also let us have the original LeC. drawings of the bonnet models so that we may modify these, and send them to you again. Mr. Royce finally wishes the "Buzzard" radiator to be 1" higher on top, but not the scuttle and dash. To clear this up I think it will be necessary to modify the drawing here, as the model was somewhat misleading, the slope of the bonnet having been apparently exaggerated by making the scuttle dash level. Furthermore, Mr. Royce may require bodies to be be made for adaption to these models, information regarding which we shall want to add to the LeC. drawings. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||