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).
Requested modification to a car's compression ratio upon its return from France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\4\ scan0101 | |
| Date | 9th December 1935 | |
| S/W To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} B-56-BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}11/E9.12.35 Thanks for Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}16/KW.6.12.35. I should rather like to try this with the head giving the compression ratio that we are putting in production so perhaps you could arrange this fairly quickly after the car comes back from France, i.e. before you pull it all to pieces. [Handwritten]: K.W. Please reply. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Replying to Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}11/E9.12.35: We are arranging to Reduce the C/R.{Sir Henry Royce} on B56BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} when it returns to London. It should be remembered, however, that this car is fitted with a 5% higher axle ratio | ||