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).
General schedule of car road work tests, detailing work on carburettors, brakes, and other systems.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 124\3\ scan0358 | |
| Date | 1st June 1936 | |
| To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} X1049 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}7/KW.1.6.36. Car Road Work Tests General. 18-C-IV. Zenith. Having completed Stromberg. 20-G-IV. Controls & Air Silencer, & Petrol Pump. Rehearsal for Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}'s car. Carb. & hot-spot tests. 1-H-IV. Brakes. Shoes Linkage Servo Lining Springs shackled at rear To be followed by brake drums (14") & reduced arc Exhaust System work, improving system with large bore engine (Whyman). Examine pivots and axle. Safety first. 3-H-IV. Brake Fading Tests. Thermocouples (Martindale). Supercharger tests. New Gears Zenith Carburetter Follows on going in shop, Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/KW.25.5.35. American Marles Steerings. | ||