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).
List outlining general car road work tests for various components and systems.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\4\ scan0129 | |
Date | 1st June 1936 | |
To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD{Frank Dodd - Bodies} . x 200 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}7/KW.1.6.36. Car Road Work Tests General: 18-G-IV. Zenith. Having completed Stromberg. 20-G-IV. Controls & Air Silencer, & Petrol Pump. Rehearsal for Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}'s car. Carb. & hot-spot tests. 1-B-IV. Brakes Shoes Linkage Servo Lining Springs shackled at rear To be followed by brake drums (14") & reduced arc Exhaust System work, improving system with large bore engine (Whyman). Examine pivots and axle. Safety first. 3-B-IV. Brake Fading Tests. Thermocouples (Martindale). Supercharger tests. New Gears Zenith Carburetter Follows on going in shop, Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/KW. 25.5.35. American Marles Steerings. | ||