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).
Confirming the decision to use the semi-floating axle, part number PD.312, for the B.V. project.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\1\ scan0141 | |
| Date | 20th February 1939 | |
| 402 To By/NS.{Norman Scott} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} By/CRL.{C. R. Lisson} c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} c. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Hdy.{William Hardy} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}10/MH.{M. Huckerby}20.2.39. B.V. REAR AXLE. At a Conference this morning it was decided with RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}'s approval to use the semi-floating axle from the start on B.V. The axle in question is PD.312. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||