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).
Outlining agenda points for an upcoming Chassis Conference.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\2\ scan0299 | |
| Date | 16th November 1938 | |
| CONFERENCE FILE 1381 To HY.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} re Chassis Conference. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}10/E161138 I presume that an Agenda is being prepared for the 22nd and that the Minutes of the last meeting will be gone through carefully with a view to putting on the agenda any items arising out of those Minutes which require further discussion. I personally have not been through them but I have collected certain other papers in the interim and should like you to make sure that these points are all down on the Agenda: 1. Wraith cylinder heads and what we are doing about these as per RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}1/MC.21.10.38 2. a.{Mr Adams} High Power Units and Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/R.26.10.38. b. 5-Litre 6-Cylinder engine. c. Aluminium Straight Eight. 3. B.V. Bodies. a.{Mr Adams} Height of back floor, as per Page 2 of Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}2/KW11.11.38. Over-all height of car. Type of front seats. The above arose out of the alarming remarks made at our last meeting relative to the height of the car in France. b. Aluminium Panels and Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}/E311038. c. Weight of bodies etc. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/R14.11.38, paragraph 3 in particular. d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Other points as in Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}11/E161138. 4. B.V. 15,000 Miles test and Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/R.7.11.38 Body Complaints on this car as per Daily Report 6/7.11.38 | ||