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).
Requesting the re-build of a C.13 Unit with magnesium castings for testing on the Test Bed.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\3\ scan0020 | |
| Date | 7th February 1934 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} L216 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}12/KW.7.2.34. Magnesium Castings. ------------------ We think before fitting magnesium castings to a car it would be as well to test them on the Test Bed to make sure that the crankcase does not crack at the centre bearing. Will you therefore please re-build C.13 Unit with top and bottom halves, timing case and rocker cover in magnesium. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Grylls. | ||