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).
Specification document for a B.80 8 cylinder 3 1/2 Bore C.I. Engine, noting modifications and blueprint issuance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 124\2\ scan0080 | |
| Date | 18th March 1940 | |
| To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} File 1044 1298 Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/HH.5/JH.18.3.40. Specification. B.80 8 cyl. 3 1/2 Bore C.I. Engine. Please receive herewith 3 blueprints of the above specification. We have based this specification on Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} car 33.G.VII. Column 1 stands exactly the same as specification already issued. In Column 2 we have included modifications which no doubt would be put into a second engine. The original unit No. for this engine was 7. Will Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} please confirm this. Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/HH. | ||