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).
Meeting notes discussing experimental cars, servo judder, axle faults, the Bentley III, and new features.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\2\ scan0143 | |
| Date | 23th February 1938 | |
| Notes of Meeting — Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}19/E23.2.38 — 2 — 10. Six Experimental Cars. It was stated that, as mentioned in RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}'s memo. of the 18th, material prepared for 4 of the advance 6 cars (not experimental ones) is being transferred for the purpose of bringing up to date the experimental cars. 11. Servo Judder. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} raised this as it was referred to in the Daily Reports. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} said that he thought it was occasioned by snow and wet, that the car had not got its final underguards on and that the servo was exactly the same as the 25/30. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} urged the importance of sending over the correct guards as soon as possible so that the car could be used under the correct conditions. 6-R-IV. Reference was made to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}'s memo. quoted above. 12. Low speed wobbles are said to have developed with worn tyres. Larger ball/ ends on the cross steering tube and more friction is being instructed experimentally to overcome this. 13. Axle Faults. The troubles experienced in France are being dealt with as per the items in HY{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}2/G15.2.38. Bentley III. The first car was to be on the road on the 23rd. High Powered Head. The designs have been completed and it is now being detailed. New Features. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}'s memo. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}6/E21.1.38 and Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}13/B31.1.38 were gone through. 14. Automatic Thermostatic Choke. We are apparently not keen on this but it is recognised that our present device is capable of improvement, i.e. being made more foolproof. | ||