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).
The dispatch of drawings for a B.60 Crankshaft with integral balance weights.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\2\ scan0167 | |
| Date | 24th April 1940 | |
| 1116 & 1044 To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c.c. to Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH.2/JH.24.4.40. B.60 Crankshaft. PL.72 Integral Balance Weights. Section 5010. Please receive herewith 4 prints of the following drawings detailed in accordance with the above scheme. RE.869 Crankshaft. (3) RE.874 Welsh Washers Journal. (3- RE.875 " " crank pin. Please instruct as required together with standard and existing parts from Exp. L.O.P. herewith. We have assumed a recess dia. for the fitting of standard "Ford Welsh washers" and in order to prevent any trouble on the finished crankshaft it would be perhaps advisable for the exptl. dept to make a test case. Exptl. Dept please note. This shaft has been detailed to be used only in conjunction with the Humber type damper. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH. | ||