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Unsatisfactory bonnet fasteners on car 11-EX and the subsequent modifications made to resolve the problem.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66\3\ scan0124 | |
| Date | 5th March 1938 | |
| To P.N. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} PN{Mr Northey} X8260 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}8/LG5.3.38. X.8260 - BONNET FASTENERS. With reference to the attached standardisation sheet. We noticed that the body clips on 11-EX were not satisfactory and if we had had time we should have altered them the last time the car was at the Works. The trouble with that car is that the bonnet has settled down considerably and there is not enough range on the springs in the bonnet fasteners to follow up. The bonnet fasteners have now been made so that there is ample range and this fault will not occur again. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||