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 from Cadillac Motor Car Company regarding the practice of stepped crank bearing diameters.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 170\2\ img196 | |
| Date | 7th August 1954 | |
| CADILLAC MOTOR CAR COMPANY DETROIT, MICHIGAN CADILLAC and LASALLE MOTOR CARS August 7, 1954. Mr. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Rolls-Royce, Limited, Derby, England. Dear Em: Replying to your's of May 29th (rather late) Mr. Nacker tells me that the practice of stepped crank bearing diameters came in at the time we were line-reaming the bearings, so that the reamers would not drag. Sincerely, Maurice Olley M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Olley H | ||