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).
The delayed adoption of semi-isolation for the scuttle to address customer complaints of 'jellying'.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 53\4\ Scan206 | |
| Date | 9th January 1929 | |
| Y4613 To JLE.{J. Lee Evans - Chassis Test Manager} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to C. c. to DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/LG9.1.29. Y4613 SEMI ISOLATION OF SCUTTLE. We are sorry to hear that the adoption of semi isolation has been delayed. As the Repair Dept. constantly have to fit this to customers cars to overcome complaints of jellying, we presume coachbuilders will be encouraged to use it retrospectively where owners complain and so relieve the Works from carrying out the modification which should really be done by the coachbuilders. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||