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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).
New camshaft for Bentley cars, its suitability for supercharged models, and related drawing numbers.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 85\3\  scan0039
Date  14th February 1935
  
To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}
c. to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Smth.

x 207

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}12/KW.14.2.35.

A new camshaft has just been issued for use on the Bentley with silent tappets.

We think that this camshaft will also give us very good results on the supercharger Bentley. We should therefore be glad if you would urge the necessary pieces.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

Drawing Nos.

E.B.2256 Inlet & Exhaust Cam Form.
E.B.2258 Camshaft.
E.B.2261 Timing Marking of Flywheel.
  
  


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