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).
Production hold-up due to difficulty in sourcing bearings for the overdrive box.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\2\ scan0142 | |
| Date | 23th November 1937 | |
| Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} 70 OC also 1260 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}7/R.23.11.37. 6.B.IV. The overdrive box has now been completed 10 days, but the car has been held up for bearings. The new bearings for which we are waiting are being produced to reduce production costs. Some difficulty has been experienced in getting good bearings by a less costly process, and this has caused the hold up. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||