Status update list for various automotive sections, including crankcase, radiator, and axle, with part numbers and handwritten notes on modifications and delays.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\2\ scan0214 | |
| Date | 7th May 1938 | |
| Sec. 5000 Crankcase. EW.1400/1 Bracket EB.3184/5/6 Caps EW.1471/2/3 Bushes EW.1476/7/8 Liners EW.1003/4/5/6/7 Pipes EW.1768 Crankcase) EW.1537 Stud EW.1486 Cap EW.1740/1 Bushes EW.1742 Liner (Handwritten): We want an engine fitted up like this New Oil Filter Bracket and Main Bearing Bushes without liners or shims. No Shims 101-300 Sec. 5250 Radiator. 19 pieces. BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /CS.2/EH.7.5.38. Steam Valve etc. 1 Month Sec. 6000 Flywheel and Clutch. This section is held up complete. 3.5.38. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} AS FIRST 100 1 MONTH Sec. 6080. Ch.Gear and Br.Mech. (Handwritten margin): CRL {C. R. Lisson} is released Wed GW.1402 Brake rack. GW.1406 Bracket. GW.1989 Brake Lever. D.O. revision to use full bolts. Sec. 6110 Propeller Shaft. This section is held up complete 3.5.38. 1 MONTH Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Works O.K. for supplies. Sec. 6120 Rear axle. (Handwritten margin): CRL {C. R. Lisson} Wed GW.1338 Driving Flange 3.5.38. also axle tubes. Full bolts for axle flange; material for axle tubes 'B' series. Sec. 6151 Front Brake Equaliser. (Handwritten margin): Less brake braking CW 2063 GW.926 Actuating lever. Reduced braking. Sec. 6180 Servo Mechanism. (Handwritten margin): Hold GW.1024 Friction lining, held up re material which is to be altered from Ferodo to Halo 111. O.K. | ||
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).