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).
List of specifications and statuses for various B.V. and Wraith III engine units.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\3\ scan0210 | |
| Date | 12th June 1939 | |
| -8- HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/WSC.{W. S. Cassel}2/BA.12.6.39 B.V.No.1 contd. Remarks. 1. Cylinder Block with short inserts. 2. EB.4071 Cylinder Head. 3. Strengthened Exhaust Valves EB.4845. 4. Standard Production Induction System. 5. Standard Production Carburetter. 6. Standard Production Ign. Distributor. 7. Aerolite Pistons P.451 A.{Mr Adams} CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} will supply. 8. Oil pump complete to LOP.EB.4884. 9. Oil Relief Valve to LOP.EB.4885. B.V.No.2. Fitted in 7.B.V.Chassis. B.V.No.3. Fitted in 1.B.50.Chassis. B.V.No.4. Fitted in 91B.V. Chassis. B.V.No.5. Removed from 14.B.V.Chassis. Will Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} let us know if we are to fit this unit to 12.B.V. and if the specification is O.K. B.V.No.7. Refitted to 8.B.V.Chassis after dismantling and report after 30,000 miles trials. Wraith III Units. W.III.No.1. On test for general development. continued. | ||