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).
Engine specification for an 18-G-IV and a proposal for an engine unit replacement.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 174\3\ img081 | |
| Date | 18th March 1936 | |
| -6- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}16/KW.18.3.36. (10) Swindall to provide a specification for 18-G-IV engine. This should include new timing gears, the latest fully split 20/25 pistons, and M.Smith's modifications to reduce wear on the old type clutch. (11) It is proposed to replace the engine unit in W.or's car with an up-to-date big bore production 20/25. The present unit - E3M - will then be released for test bed work. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||