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. | ||