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).
Request to gather data on engine rebore mileage and cylinder wear from operators of commercial vehicles like Bedford trucks and dairy floats.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 158\3\ scan0060 | |
| Date | 14th March 1940 | |
| 1345 AA.{D. Abbot-Anderson} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/ML.14.3.40. Would you find out from Gee what average rebore mileage his Bedford trucks give. If you can contact any big contractor in the London district and get similar information from him, it would be very useful. I presume that people like United Dairies do not use Bedfords but it would be instructive to know what cylinder bore wear they get on their milk round jobs, whatever the vehicle employed. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||