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).
Progress report listing engineering jobs, their status, and the responsible section leader.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 133\4\ scan0074 | |
| Date | 22th April 1939 | |
| The work on which we are actually engaged at the moment is as follows :- - 9 - DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/G.22.4.39. JOB. | REMARKS. | SECTION LEADER. Set screws in crown gear. Oil seal on worm shaft. | (handwritten) scheme available | TWD.{T. W. D???Aeith} Double oilseal on rear axle. P.III. Disc covers on steel wheels. Ripple. Improved pawl operation. B.V. hand brake. | (handwritten) scheme completed, scheme completed | Winterton. Simplified servo for hydraulic brake operation. | (handwritten) scheme practically completed, Going on with 10 axle | Tarlton. Modification of cylinder head to improve valve cooling. (handwritten annotation: Water jets in Cylr. Head). ~~Distributor drives.~~ Increase clearance for distributor drive coupling. (handwritten annotation: C.I. engine). | (handwritten) Schemes completed | Mc.S. Corniche exhaust system with cutout. | | Robinson. B.60 Basic induction system, drain pipes, air silencer and intake. | | Hughes. Special pedal job for customer Body work. | | JD.{J. Draper - Frames} ~~Steering~~. Special steel head for Bentley to distinguish from RR. Steering box fixing for B.V. Valance for 4.B.50 for (handwritten annotation: high wings. Catwalk). | (handwritten) Scheme completed, do do | Cheetham Modified spare wheel carrier B.V. Revised Ripple dashboard to suit RR. bonnets. Rest angle and bonnet side plate. Ripple. | (handwritten) Completed | Rogers. Coil or flexible pipe for lubrication of front suspension, and steering head. Coil or flexible pipe for lubrication of rear spring eye. | | King. Ripple radiator and Bodywork. | | Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} P.III rocker shaft. Bent side steering tube. .. do.. B.V. Wraith 80 strengthened steering and bent tube. Cresta spron. Front end of frame with C.I. | (handwritten) Scheme completed, scheme completed | Bastow. | ||