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).
Instruction to prepare a new water pump for an 8.B.V. car for France, superseding previous instructions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\4\ scan0013 | |
| Date | 31th August 1938 | |
| 400b. To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.14/JH.31.8.38. WATER PUMP FOR 8.B.V. CAR FOR FRANCE. Will you please prepare a water pump to SCD.861 (details being drawn at the moment) as we wish to fit this to 8.B.V. car for France after we have carried out certain rig tests on it. In view of the above, please ignore the instructions to modify 8.B.V. pump to SCD.509 contained in Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gr.{George Ratcliffe}2/MH.{M. Huckerby}29.8.38. The new pump can be built from modified standard parts with exception of two or three new pieces. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||