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).
List of potential modifications including a more flexible engine to gearbox coupling, radiator stays, and cheaper rear springs.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\3\ scan0263 | |
Date | 29th May 1937 | |
-2- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/R.29.5.37. (7) More flexible engine to gearbox coupling to reduce vibration. (8) Radiator diagonal stays to improve clearance. (9) Cheaper rear road springs. Various other parts have been run for information, but we do not intend to standardise them for the time being. An example of this is the valve gear with the hydraulic tappets deleted. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||