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).
Outlining the handover schedule and development status for the Large Bore J.3 engine unit and its associated components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\5\ scan0147 | |
| Date | 13th December 1932 | |
| * 5090 Mths.{Reg Matthews} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} c. to RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}5/MA.13.12.32. LARGE BORE J.3 UNIT. The large bore J.3 unit will be handed over to us shortly with the new camshaft, but with the old type cylinder head. We should at once push on with getting the semi expanding carburetter satisfactory as we are behind with this item. The induction pipe should arrive at the same time as the engine. The new cylinder head with automatically adjustable tappets will follow as soon as the shop can get them through. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||