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).
Requesting the production of new cadmium-plated mild steel balancer bushes (GB.4051) for trial purposes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 99\3\ scan0189 | |
| Date | 24th November 1938 | |
| 441 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} c.c. By/ORL. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}8/MH.{M. Huckerby}24.11.38. B.V. SERVO - NEW BALANCER PD.212. Will you please produce some bushes GB.4051 in Mild Steel cadmium plated to an Ex. number and use them on our cars. We will not alter the production drawing from S/ZN to S/M until we have tried the soft bushes. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} | ||