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).
Design position report listing improvements for a Bentley chassis and their status.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan136 | |
Date | 24th March 1934 guessed | |
- 2 - ITEM DESIGN POSITION. BENTLEY CHASSIS. Improved engine undershields. In hand. Lighter improved oil pump casing. Completed. Crankshaft with integral balance weights. Completed. Fog lamp mounted on front of car. Completed. Needle bearing in pivot (top bearing). Completed. Buffer for bonnet side plates. Completed. Support ring for valves - to prevent valves dropping into cylinder when valve spring fails. Issued experimentally Wick lubrication of battery ignition contact breaker cam. Completed. Taper screw sparking plug insert for aluminium cylinder head. Completed. Rubber rear engine mounting (like Terraplane). Completed. Controlled shock dampers. In hand. Foot switch for head lamp control. In hand. Ramp type of cylinder head on Bentley engine. In hand. Propeller Shaft Sliding Joint. - roller bearings - Revised design to improve the manufacture. Completed. Strengthened connecting rod for high speed work on single cylinder unit. Completed. | ||