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 fitting of a Wilmot Breedon bumper bar to chassis GUL.4, the Paris Trials Car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\3\ scan0205 | |
| Date | 2nd December 1936 | |
| 1245. F.J.H. This will mean a special bumper bar. Will you please get out specification. Are Bentley fittings O.K. To Rolls-Royce Ltd. Derby......... Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Copy to D/BP. Levallois Sr/VA2/ET.2.12.36 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Re: CHASSIS GUL.4 - PARIS TRIALS CAR With reference to your Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}16/R.26.II.36, a copy of which we possess, and the last paragraph of Sr.'s memo to you, viz. Sr.I/ET.30.II.36, Sr. has asked me to write to you and say that he would like to have a Wilmot Breedon bumper bar fitted to the front of the above chassis, as we think this would steady the front end and possibly improve the steering. We attach to D/BP's copy our order N° 1208 for the parts in question. 25/30 Fixing centres 27.488. " Wing width 69.500. Bentley Fixing centres 25.750. " Wing width 68.500. Sr/VA. | ||