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).
Development of an Overhead Camshaft Unit for a Bentley and requesting a testing timeline.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 113\5\ scan0190 | |
| Date | 3rd February 1937 | |
| 100H. S/W To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}E.Bl. Depy Overhead Camshaft Unit - Bentley. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}11/E3.2.37 Replying to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}21/R.29.1.37 I discussed this with Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} and the recommendations made are agreed. I hope you will be able to tell us at the next Chassis conference or before how soon you will be able to get the unit in a car so as to obtain the information which will decide whether it is worth while proceeding with further work on the design. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||