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 fitting of hydraulic brakes on B.V. and B.50 chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\3\ scan0098 | |
| Date | 4th May 1939 | |
| 406 + 806. To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems}3/JH.4.5.39. HYDRAULIC BRAKES. On the B.V. and B.50 chassis in which the 8 cylinder engine is fitted and where hydraulic front brakes are specified it is necessary to fit the hydraulic master cylinder behind the gearbox in the X. To GCD.1339. Details for this scheme are not yet complete. This applies to 4.B.50 and 11.B.V. which should be fitted with similar arrangement to that mocked up on 30.G.VI. 30° servo cams are also required. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems} | ||