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).
Delay in car repairs due to the need to refit noisy timing gears.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 109\5\ scan0096 | |
| Date | 10th November 1938 | |
| 664. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9/R.10.11.38. WXA-1. We have been unfortunate with the changeover of the timing gears on your car. When we got the car on the road it was not sufficiently quiet to satisfy us. It will, therefore, be necessary for us to pull the engine down again and refit timing gears. We regret the delay, and will get the car finished as soon as possible, but it will certainly not be available by Friday night. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||