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).
Confirming the specification of a B.6 unit for a Brooklands test car, 1.B.IV.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 155\1\ scan0108 | |
| Date | 21th October 1933 | |
| x788 To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/KT.21.10.33. UNIT FOR BROOKLANDS TEST. - 1.B.IV. CAR This is to confirm that we are using B.6. unit for this test. It will be fitted with pistons as used on the first fifteen cars - i.e., EB.1025 without the special heat treatment, scraper rings with .050" gap, short skirt cylinder block. We also confirm that the clutch oil leak prevention scheme will be fitted to the car. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||