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).
Proposal to establish a production target of 30 engines and gearboxes per week for a new chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\2\ scan0242 | |
| Date | 1st June 1938 | |
| RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} (struck through) Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Gov.Hes (struck through) 1381 BY.12/G.1.6.38. NEW CHASSIS. I wish to confirm the proposal made at the Conference on Friday last, that in order to fix a basis for economic production, which should be a practicable one, we should work on 30 engines and gearboxes per week. lll. The engine to be the present type usedon Wraith lll. The gearbox the new design just being produced in Experimental Department for Bentley lll and Bentley 50. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} By | ||