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).
Instructions for fitting a Cadillac fan and drive to car 35-EX, and despatching parts to Chateauroux.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\3\ scan0186 | |
| Date | 3rd April 1937 | |
| 300a To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.4/AP.3.4.37 PH.III. CADILLAC FAN AND DRIVE FOR 35-EX. We are handing to you the five bladed CADILLAC fan which we have been testing together with the pulleys and belt for the standard speed drive using a mould 240 belt (large size). We wish to get these running on 35-EX. as soon as possible - will you therefore carry out the following - (a) Enamel driven pulley and plate driving pulley as per production. (b) Make sure that the second set of starting handle bush support bracket parts (as fitted to 34-EX. for Nairobi) can be fitted without any snags to a Ph.III. engine), and despatch the complete fan, driving pulley, belt and set of support bracket parts to GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} at Chateauroux. These parts should go away at the earliest possible moment. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||