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).
Slow progress of fitting Lead Bronze Big End Bearings and requesting information on other test vehicles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\2\ scan0149 | |
| Date | 16th May 1935 | |
| (Handwritten) Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X1020 To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} E.BY. (Text struck through) RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Lead Bronze Big End Bearings. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}13/E16.5.35 Thanks for Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/KW.15.5.35. I am sorry to note that Sr. has not fitted up more than one customer's car. This job certainly has progressed very slowly but I appreciate Sr's reason for not fitting the other sets up earlier. I will raise this point when at Derby next week and should like you to have information available then as to what cars other than the test car in France have run on lead bronze bearings. For instance are they on Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}'s or Lp{Mr Lappin}'s car? Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||