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).
Letter to Vandervell Products, Ltd. regarding the requirement for bearings to suit original crank pin dimensions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\2\ scan0530 | |
| Date | 14th February 1940 | |
| 1020 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}S/ML. Feb: 14th. 1940. Messrs. Vandervell Products,Ltd., Western Avenue, Park Royal. W.3. Dear Sirs, In reply to your letter ref: FL/LP{Mr Lappin} dated 13th. February. The bearings in question are required to suit the original crank pin dimensions, because, as explained in our last letter, we wish to avoid making special crankshafts to suit your bearings. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS ROYCE. LTD., | ||