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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).
Flywheel and clutch component specifications for specific chassis units.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 130\3\  scan0079
Date  24th April 1939
  
1110.

To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
c. to HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/RH.{R. Hollingworth}
c. to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}
c. to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}
c. to By/NS.{Norman Scott}

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler}14/JH.24.4.39.

FLYWHEEL & CLUTCH.

Confirming our conversation, please fit the following :-

Unit W.3.10. for chassis 14.B.V.
Flywheel Rim. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}570 (Light Type).
Flywheel Disc. GB.4417.

Unit W.3.9. Chassis 2.B.50.
Unit B.V.1. Chassis 10.B.V.

Flywheel Rim GB.4758 (originally Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}569).
Flywheel Disc GB.4417

Clutch. 10" Long with orange springs.

* Use GB.4417 if already made, but in future use GB.5013 originally Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}584, that is, do not produce any more GB.4417, but use those already finished.

Will By/NS.{Norman Scott} please note that the disc shown on the part list GB.4762 should be altered from GB.4417 to GB.5013.

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler}
  
  


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