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).
Price and specification comparison of British & American marine engines against the B.80 and B.60 models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 133\3\ scan0174 | |
| Date | 15th April 1940 | |
| 1128 Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AA.{D. Abbot-Anderson}8/P.15.4.40. PRICES OF BRITISH & AMERICAN MARINE ENGINES COMPARABLE WITH B.80 AND B.60. Below I give a list of prices of various high class engines, as compared with the estimate of selling price of our two units:- Description. | B.H.P. | R.P.M. | No. Cyl. | Bore | Stroke | Weight lbs. | Price £. --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Meadows | 54-84 | 1500-3000 | 6 | 3½" | 4¾" | 840 | 330 x Kermath | 40-102 | 1000-3000 | 6 | 3⅜" | 4¾" | 795 | 232 Gray | 52-148 | 1000-2600 | 8 | 3⅜" | 4½" | 1275 | 305 Lycoming | 165 | 3200 | 8 | 3¾" | 4½" | 1385 | 329 B.60 | 105 | 2500 | 6 | 3½" | 4½" | | 375 B.80 | 135 | 2500 | 8 | 3½" | 4½" | | 425 x Includes cost of fresh water cooling system. AA.{D. Abbot-Anderson} al | ||