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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).
General schedule of car road work tests for various vehicle components.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 123\3\  scan0206
Date  1st June 1936
  
To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD{Frank Dodd - Bodies} .
1043
Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}7/KW.1.6.36.

Car Road Work Tests General.

18-G-IV.
Zenith.
Having completed Stromberg.

20-G-IV.
Controls & Air Silencer, & Petrol Pump.
Rehearsal for Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}'s car.
Carb. & hot-spot tests.

1-B-IV.
Brakes
Shoes }
Linkage }
Servo Lining }
Springs shackled at rear }
To be followed by brake drums (14") & reduced arc
Exhaust System work, improving system with large bore engine (Whyman).
Examine pivots and axle.
Safety first.

3-H-IV.
Brake Fading Tests.
Thermocouples (Martindale).
Supercharger tests.
New Gears )
Zenith Carburetter )
Follows on going in shop, Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}1/KW.25.5.35.
American Marles Steerings.
  
  


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