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).
Requesting the stripping and examination of an Oldsmobile engine and suspension.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 126\1\ scan0045 | |
| Date | 23th October 1937 | |
| HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. By/NS.{Norman Scott} c. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 1062 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/R.23.10.37. Will you please strip the Oldsmobile engine for examination. We are particularly interested in the crankcase proportions of this engine, and in the dimensions of the crankshaft, together with the clutch and flywheel and the oil seal, also the valve disposition in the piston chamber. Will By/NS{Norman Scott} please make the necessary sketches. In addition to dismantling the engine unit, will you please dismantle the suspension, so that the shock absorber leading can be checked, and the threaded shackles inspected. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||