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).
Letter to The Light Production Co. Ltd. regarding the procurement of experimental pistons.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\2\ scan0115 | |
| Date | 15th January 1936 | |
| X236 Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}16/KW. 15th January, 1936. The Light Production Co.Ltd., 60/66, Rochester Row, Westminster, LONDON, S.W.1. For the attention of Mr. Brooks. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 14th inst., reference GWT/IR. We are anxious to obtain a set of 3¾" pistons, otherwise to the same dimensions as the Bentley, for experimental purposes. We should like to know - (1) If you have to make special dies for these pistons, how long it would be before you could produce them. (2) If there is anything approaching this size which is available, the dies for which we could use for our experimental pistons. We agree that the present Bentley gudgeon pin size is too small for this bore of piston, but for experimental purposes we are proposing to run the first set of pistons with this gudgeon pin, to avoid complicating the test. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||