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).
Shortcomings of the 1939 distributor and proposing a test for a new Lucas distributor.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168\3\ img074 | |
| Date | 16th February 1939 | |
| 6119 By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. BY/RD. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/R.16.2.39. R.R. DISTRIBUTOR. We consider it is unfortunate that we should have to go into production in 1939 with a distributor, the adjustment of which is so out of date. Inability to get an accurate setting will, undoubtedly, penalise the Bentley from a detonation point of view. The latest Lucas has our idea of an up-to-date vernier setting. We propose to run the latest Lucas distributor on one of the coming endurance tests in France to get a figure of merit for it. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||