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 2.B.50 car, noting issues with the brakes, engine rattle from experimental parts, and steering stability.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\2\ scan0414 | |
| Date | 11th March 1939 | |
| 800 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/R.11.3.39. 2.B.50. The brakes of this car are not up to standard. As, of course, they are exactly the same as the car running 15,000 miles in France, it is only a question of minor adjustment. The engine unit has been fitted with a number of experimental features, which includes cast iron camwheel and camshaft. These pieces are responsible for all the rattle you get in the engine. Apart from these two features, we consider that this car is fairly representative of what the final B.50 will be. We shall, undoubtedly, improve the directional stability of the steering during the next two or three days. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||