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).
Progress memo regarding the Chassis S/C Unit, including running times, urgent jobs, and parts status.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 133\1\ scan0225 | |
| Date | 1st June 1937 | |
| To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} c. to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} c. to E/PSN. 1129 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards}11/JH.1.6.37. Chassis S/C Unit. Running time for week ending 29th May 1937 13¾ hours. Fitting time for week ending 29th May 1937 15¼ hours. The most urgent job at present is the inclined valve head, and we are waiting for this to be fitted as soon as possible. As the inclined plug head requires slight modifications, we should be glad if you would fit the inclined valve head and dry lines block as soon as possible. This being the next item on the programme. Spares. Two complete sets of spares have been instructed for the high power head, and these should be urged as rapidly as possible, as we are now in the farcical position of having three cylinder heads, with only one set of valve parts and the constant interchanging of these parts is wasteful of both time and material. Valve Gear Rig. This, we believe is now in hand and should be urged. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards} | ||