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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).
New drawings for the Bentley 60 Chassis cylinder head and valve mechanism.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 124\1\  scan0044
Date  17th March 1939
  
To H.S.
c. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
c. RMC/Wld.
c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}
c. Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} for info.

10HH
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BY/CS1/EH.17.3.39.

Re Bentley 60 Chassis.

Cylinder - Section 5050.
Valves & Fittings - Section 5060.

PD.368 - Cylinder Head, Sloping Valve and Large Throat.
PD.378 - Valve Mech: Details for Head PD.368.

Further to our memo' BY/CS1/EH.14.3.39 (Sec:5050) please receive herewith blue prints of the following new drawings, detailed in accordance with the above schemes.

Section 5050.
EB.4719 Rocker Cover replaces EB.3874.

Section 5060.
EB.4731 Valve Rocker L.H.
EB.4732 " " R.H.
EB.4733 Bush - Rockers
EB.4734 Rocker Pedestal - Front
EB.4735 " " - Inter. & Rear
EB.4736 " " - Centre

Will you please instruct as required.

Further parts to follow.

One set of HFS's prints attached to Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/Les's copy of this memo.

BY/CS.
  
  


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