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).
Stopping the use and production of high compression cylinder heads for Bentley chassis due to rough running.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\1\ Scan299 | |
| Date | 26th August 1935 | |
| Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} X1245? BY/Cgh.{W Clough} 9/G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 26.8.35. BENTLEY CHASSIS - HIGH COMPRESSION CYLINDER HEAD. We are informed by our Paris Depot that they do not wish us to fit any more high compression cylinder heads on chassis to be supplied to them, as they find that after fitting one of these recently the improvement in the performance of the engine is entirely out-weighed by the roughness of the running. Will you please have this matter looked into. In the meantime we are not producing any cylinder heads of this type. [Handwritten note] lt. Instructions sent to D/BP by TR{Capt. F. W. Turner - Finance} as result of phone message from Paris on result of 1 car only GRY{Shadwell Grylls} [/Handwritten note] BY/Cgh.{W Clough} | ||