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).
Instructing engine swaps between experimental cars and a damage assessment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90\5\ scan0170 | |
| Date | 22th January 1938 | |
| To Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} 2624 also 263 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}1/AP.22.1.38 Will you please have the following work carried out on Expl. cars B.56.BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} and B.23.AE. 1. Remove the engine from B.23.AE. and hand over to the Expl. Fitters for overhaul, big end trouble. 2. Remove the engine from B.56.BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} and fit in B.23.AE. chassis. Note. Please see that the gearbox and clutch pit stops with the respective chassis, otherwise we shall have trouble with the pedals, one set being cantilever type, the other standard. 3. Examine B.56.BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} chassis and front axle, etc. and report the extent of damage caused by accident to Mr.Lomas as soon as possible. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||