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).
The introduction of an overdrive gearbox pending testing on the 32-EX model in France.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\2\ scan0264 | |
Date | 15th July 1937 | |
To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} c. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}8/AP.15.7.37 P.III. GEARBOX. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} decided on Tuesday that the overdrive gearbox could be brought on at 101 in D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Until 32-EX. has successfully finished its test in France no material should be scrapped of the present type gearbox. A standardisation sheet will be started the moment the test is finished. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||