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).
Cylinder dimension measurements from a Cadillac V16 engine after 10,000 miles of trials in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\1\ scan0243 | |
| Date | 2nd March 1938 | |
| CADILLAC (V16) CYLINDERS AFTER 10,000 MILES TRIALS IN FRANCE FRONT OF ENGINE CL OF CRANKSHAFT A SIDE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 B SIDE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DIMENSIONS OF CYLINDERS TAKEN AND PARALLEL TO CRANKSHAFT TAKEN AT RIGHT-ANGLES A SIDE - DIAS. AA{D. Abbot-Anderson} Cylinders 1 to 8 Top: 3.0035, 3.004, 3.004, 3.0055, 3.0045, 3.0045, 3.004, 3.0035 Middle: 3.0027, 3.0023, 3.0028, 3.0037, 3.0025, 3.003, 3.0032, 3.003 Bottom: 3.0007, 3.0005, 3.0008, 3.002, 3.001, 3.0012, 3.0012, 3.001 B SIDE - DIAS. AA{D. Abbot-Anderson} Cylinders 1 to 8 Top: 3.0035, 3.0037, 3.004, 3.0045, 3.0045, 3.0045, 3.0037, 3.0033 Middle: 3.003, 3.0032, 3.0033, 3.0028, 3.004, 3.003, 3.0028, 3.0032 Bottom: 3.001, 3.0015, 3.0013, 3.0013, 3.002, 3.0016, 3.0016, 3.001 A SIDE - DIAS. BB Cylinders 1 to 8 Top: 3.003, 3.002, 3.0032, 3.0045, 3.0025, 3.003, 3.003, 3.0035 Middle: 3.003, 3.0028, 3.003, 3.0038, 3.003, 3.0032, 3.0035, 3.003 Bottom: 3.0012, 3.001, 3.001, 3.002, 3.0012, 3.0014, 3.0014, 3.0012 B SIDE - DIAS. BB Cylinders 1 to 8 Top: 3.0025, 3.0028, 3.003, 3.0028, 3.0038, 3.003, 3.003, 3.0028 Middle: 3.003, 3.003, 3.0033, 3.0024, 3.0035, 3.0035, 3.0033, 3.003 Bottom: 3.0015, 3.0017, 3.0017, 3.0015, 3.0017, 3.0015, 3.0015, 3.0013 Side measurements: .350, 3.000", 6.000" ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. DERBY | ||