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).
The final modifications for the Le Mans practice car, including a damaged but usable cylinder head.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\4\ Scan249 | |
| Date | 26th May 1936 | |
| XU62 To Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} c. to RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} c. to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GR.{George Ratcliffe} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/KW.26.5.36. Practice Car For Le Mans. Further to our previous memo. on the subject, Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}15/KW.25.5.36. We are sending over to you a large oil pump and high compression cylinder head to be fitted to the practice car. This completes the list of modifications to be carried out on this car. You will note that the cylinder head has been damaged by a broken valve: this, however, is O.K. for practice purposes. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||