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).
The despatch and re-purposing of a rebored cylinder block (B.144.HK.).
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 131\2\ scan0243 | |
| Date | 5th August 1938 | |
| To D/BP. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} c. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} c. G/Rb.{R. Bowen} 2613 1113 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}11/MH.{M. Huckerby}5.8.38. CYLINDER BLOCK (B.144.HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales}) Will you please despatch the cylinder block which originally came off the above car and was sent from Kingsbury for our inspection, back to Kingsbury marked for the attention of GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} It was originally intended to fit this to an experimental car, but have decided that it is most useful as a replacement block for a customer's car. The block, which has been rebored .015 oversize, is complete with .015 oversize Aerolite pistons and rings, accordingly the value of this should be credited to the Exptl. Dept. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} | ||