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).
Notes on a visit to Vauxhall's to discuss current automobile design problems.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\4\ scan0185 | |
| Date | 8th March 1940 | |
| 1094 file Ey. c. Jnr.{Charles L. Jenner} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/ML.8.3.40. NOTES ON A VISIT TO VAUXHALL'S ON MARCH 6th. 1940. We visited Vauxhall's on Wednesday March 6th. with a view to discussing current automobile design problems, with Mr. Taub. Unfortunately, we found that he had done very little since our last visit, as will be seen from the attached Memo. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} We were interested to find, however, that he had received a medal for his paper on Cylinder Bore Wear. During the discussion on the subject, he reversed his opinions, as usual, a number of times; the most interesting point arising from the discussion being that, having told the British Motoring Industry that it was unnecessary to use materials other than normal cast-iron to get necessary cylinder-life, he is putting special iron, in the form of liners, in his new engine. His latest Bedford engine is 250 cu. in. displacement and gives maximum torque 185 lbs. ft. and weighs 570 lbs. The weight included:- Fly-wheel. Intake and Exhaust Manifolds. Carburettor. Electrical Equipment. (which included a 4 1/2" dynamo.) He is using a 2 1/2 diameter crankshaft, B.H.P. pistons and short liners. - Continued - | ||