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).
Specification update memo for the W.III No.10 Unit for the Continental Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\3\ scan0094 | |
| Date | 22th April 1939 | |
| H50c also spec. To HFS. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} c. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} c. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}3/MH.{M. Huckerby}22.4.39. W.III NO.10 UNIT. Further to our specification for the above unit (Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}2/MH.{M. Huckerby}1.4.39) which is now to be used for the Continental Bentley, will you please include the following. (1) Strengthened exhaust valves PD.403 (EB.4845) in view of failures on 8.B.V. (2) Shot-blasted valve springs which Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}will supply. (3) RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler} to confirm that flexible flywheel fig. (4) Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}571 is O.K. (4) Regarding the coolant jets in the cylinder block, this is now being detailed by By/CS. (5) RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} to ensure that correct ignition distributor is supplied having the hand control to DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}2300 (DCD.1182) with governor characteristic, Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}13/MH.{M. Huckerby}22.2.39. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} | ||