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).
Request to alter the crankcase drawing for a Bentley engine to suit a large bore engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\3\ scan0044 | |
| Date | 17th March 1936 | |
| x 216 To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}8/KW.17.3.36. Bentley Engine with Double Rear Main Bearing. Will you please alter the detail drawing of the crankcase of this engine, EB.2409, so that the internal structure is suitable for a large bore engine instead of the original small bore crankcase, EB.150. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||