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).
Cadillac 10,000 miles test, concerning a gudgeon pin seizure and tappet performance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\2\ scan0167 | |
| Date | 26th November 1934 | |
| H729a To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}13/KW.26.11.34. CADILLAC 10,000 miles Test. You will have seen the report on the gudgeon pin seizure on the Cadillac. This does not prevent the car being driven at reasonable road speeds, and Hancock is at present getting spares or parts made to enable him to continue the test. His last report indicated that silent tappets were satisfactory when they were cleaned, but we are asking him for confirmatory information on this point. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||