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).
Inquiry regarding connecting rods and piston mileage for chassis B-130-EF, owned by Mr. Joninon.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\1\ Scan406 | |
| Date | 20th April 1936 | |
| To Sr/VA. x1245 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/KW.20.4.36. Chassis No. B-130-EF. Mr. Joninon. With reference to Va5/ET.16.4.36, we should like to know - (1) Had this car got the holes drilled in the connecting rods. (2) We presume that the pistons had covered the full 16,000 Kms. before failure. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||