6-cylinder car waiting for a final gearbox and ongoing work on a B.60 engine and its breathing scheme.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\3\ scan0080 | |
| Date | 27th April 1939 | |
| 8006 By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} c. DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /Jnr. {Charles L. Jenner} c. Hm {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} /IMW. {Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} D {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} /McS. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 4/R.27.4.39. 3.B.50. As we pointed out at the recent Conference, we can give ourselves a little more time with the 6-cyl. than with the 8-cyl. unit. This car will, therefore, wait for the final gearbox before going away. We hope it may leave before the end of May. In the meantime, we have quite a little work to do on the road, as this is the first time a B.60 engine has been fitted to a rationalised frame. The breathing scheme, though effective, is quite unsuitable for production, and we are having another go at it on the Test Bed. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).