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).
Outlining the specifications for a 10,000-mile test on an Open Bentley 4-B-IV.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\2\ scan0002 | |
| Date | 16th January 1934 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} X.4553a Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}11/KW16.1.34. c.c. to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} OPEN BENTLEY - 4-B-IV. ---------- We wish to start a 10,000 mile test in England with the following items fitted :- (1) Ransom & Marles pinion thrust race in the rear axle. (2) Bonded asbestos brake linings. (3) Spherical bearing equaliser shafts. (4) Sump drain plug with increased ground clearance Lec.3727. (5) Nickel gasket joint. The following items are already on the car :- (1) Front brake drums. (2) Peregrine gearbox. (3) New thermostat leverage. (4) Drilled connecting rods. (5) Forged steel clutch pressure plate. (6) Harrison radiator. (7) New axle control (front). Wakefield E.P. oil to be used in the rear axle. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.W.Hancock. | ||