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).
Decision to abolish the liner used in low compression pistons for early postwar cars to reduce compression.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 35\2\ scan 234 | |
| Date | 16th June 1920 | |
| 2 X.2748 E JUN 1. BY.3/16.6.20. RECEIVED! Mr Shelton from BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [struck through] e.87C X.2448 [struck through] X.4146 [struck through] CHASSIS - PISTONS. X.790h It has been decided by Conference that we shall abolish the liner used in conjunction with the low compression piston, with the object of reducing the compression from what it was in the early postwar cars. Would you kindly arrange to get out a new piston to cover the modification in question and submit same to me as soon as it is available. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||