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 standardization of turned finish crankshaft webs for various car models.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\5\ 05-page25 | |
Date | 13th March 1938 | |
To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Ba. c. to By/CS. c. to HFS. 617 also 417 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Twdl.4/JH.13.3.38. WRAITH III & BENTLEY III CRANKSHAFT. Following the satisfactory 40hr. endurance completed on Bentley II with turned finish crankshaft webs standardisation sheets have been issued for Bentley II and Phantom III cranks to be produced this way. Likewise this turned finish of the webs should be adopted for Wraith and Bentley, the drawings modified to show this and all future crankshafts to produced accordingly. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Twdl. | ||