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).
Confidential letter sent to Messrs. Park Ward & Co. Ltd. regarding updated chassis blueprints and the destruction of obsolete ones.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\1\ scan0276 | |
Date | 1st December 1938 | |
c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} 1021 CONFIDENTIAL. 1st. December 1938. BY.18/N. Messrs.Park Ward & Co.Ltd., 473, High Road, Willesden, London N.W.10. Dear Sirs, Re: Chassis Prints. -------------------- Please receive the attached blueprints:- F.CD.1033 - Centre Floorboard. F.CD.1036 - Stiffened starting handle support bracket. F.CD.1033 - Centre floorboard replaces F.CD.596 for B.5. B.50 and Wraith 80, which should be destroyed. F.CD.1036 - Starting handle support bracket replaces F.CD.844 for B.5.& B.50, which should also be destroyed. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. CHIEF ENGINEER - CHASSIS. | ||