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).
Request to despatch replacement parts for car 8.B.V. after a 15,000-mile service.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\4\ scan0112 | |
| Date | 3rd November 1939 | |
| 400b. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}1/R.3.11.39. 8.B.V. - 15,000 Miles. will you please despatch to Waller the following parts for the above car. These to be sent Air Mail as soon as possible. (1) Strengthened cylinder head EW.1949 which HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/FN is now inspecting, existing head (obsolete non-strengthened type) having cracked on several seats. (2) New Klingerit cylinder head gasket EW.1933 which we have handed to HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/FN. (3) 2 Aerolite raised crown pistons (Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}522) also handed to HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/FN, existing pistons having seized. (4) New exhaust manifold (3) and downtake washers (2). Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} | ||