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).
Instruction on fitting the sliding joint of the rear propeller shaft for B.V. B.50 & Silver Wraith models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\4\ scan0118 | |
| Date | 6th June 1939 | |
| 1262. To. HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} o.{Mr Oldham} RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/McLure. BY/CRL.{C. R. Lisson}2/E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} 6.6.39. B.V. B.50. & SILVER WRAITH. PROPELLER SHAFT & UNIVERSAL JOINT. SECTION 6110. Kindly note, in accordance with verbal instructions from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry{Shadwell Grylls}, the Sliding Joint of the Rear Propeller Shaft is to be fitted towards the front of the chassis i.e., adjacent to the Centre Bearing. BY/CRL.{C. R. Lisson} | ||