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).
Complete stripping and examination of severely damaged cars for flaws.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\2\ Scan040 | |
| Date | 3rd July 1914 | |
| R.R. 235A (150 H) (W.W. 438. 17-6-14) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 0636. COPY. RL/P 3. 7. 14. To J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} [Handwritten:] Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}/10/7/14 With reference to the cars that have been severely knocked about, such as Radley's car, 2301, 7NA{Mr Nadin}, that Salamanca had, and any other that Mr. Platford or the Works can suggest, these should be entirely stripped, in-cluding the inside of the steering box, the steering levers, the stub axles, the back axle tubes, and anything that Mr. Haldenby has found wrong on the bumping test. R.{Sir Henry Royce} F.H.R. And while stripped carefully examine for the minute flaw that would show the commencement of a breakage. F H R.{Sir Henry Royce} [Handwritten, left margin:] X8087 X963 [Watermark:] HIGH ... SON BO... ...OUR... MADE AT CROXLEY | ||