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).
The despatch of special cylinder blocks for wear testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\5\ scan0029 | |
| Date | 23th January 1939 | |
| 1123 also 1113 W/K - GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} T Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}8/JH.23.1.39. CYLINDER BORE WEAR. Four special cylinder blocks have been despatched for your attention at Kingsbury. These are standard B.II blocks in special material - Nickel-chrome-molybdenium. The purpose of sending these blocks is that they should be fitted to customers cars, to ascertain if they are any better for wear, then the standard material. Special note should be made, so that these blocks can be traced for checking later. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} | ||