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).
Removal of the distributor cam on Bentley and 25/30HP cars and clarifying the number of cam extractors available.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 155\4\ scan0131 | |
| Date | 12th June 1936 | |
| x1326 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} [crossed out] BY [crossed out] Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} [crossed out] C.T.S. The information you gave me seems to be totally inaccurate Dm.{D. Munro} from Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}5/T17.6.36 Removing Distributor Cam on Bentley and 25/30HP Cars. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}12/KW12.6.36 We agree in the main with your remarks. We have always felt very strongly about the removal of the cam and have insisted on the testers, and people responsible, when setting ignitions, to use the proper cam extractor H35428 D5710. In making the statement "there is only one in the factory" you have been misinformed as there are at least ten in use in the Test Dept. [Signature] | ||