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 recurring, epidemic-like trouble with valve springs on the 40/50 chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 41\1\ Scan080 | |
| Date | 25th November 1919 | |
| R.R. 255 M 200 T) (S.P. 473. 28-5-19) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2574. To [redacted] from Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Copy to Ck.{Mr Clark} X3777 Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}16/W25.11.19. X3777. RE VALVE SPRINGS ON 40/50 CHASSIS. Will you please take action on EHS/LG24.11.19. We should lose no opportunity of improving valve springs as trouble always seems to be experienced with these at different times, and the trouble generally takes the form of an epidemic. Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} OXFORD BOND | ||