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 examination of a new chassis, discussing materials and public announcement timeline.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 126\1\ scan0029 | |
| Date | 16th August 1937 | |
| -4- Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/AP.16.8.37 difficult to cure. The latter must be improved. The combination of drum material and lining used on 32-EX. may prove to be the solution. An examination is now being made of the car at Chateauroux to enable the majority of the chassis material to be released to the Works provisionally. Summarising the position, we have seldom felt more sanguine about the possibilities of a new chassis, excluding price considerations, particularly in view of the fact that we have a further 12 months in hand before it will be announced to the public. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||