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).
Confirming an agreement to start a new high power unit at the same size as the 4.5-litre Bentley.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 134\2\ scan0178 | |
Date | 22th February 1938 | |
By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Jnr.{Charles L. Jenner} 1129a ? Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/R.22.2.38. HIGH POWER UNIT. This is to confirm that it was agreed at yesterday's Conference with Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} that this unit should start life the same size as the present 4½-litre Bentley even though ultimately when fitted to B.50 it may be reduced in capacity; the object of this is, of course, to facilitate our testing. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||