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).
The status and required work for a list of cars in the workshop.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\1\ scan0299 | |
| Date | 27th May 1936 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} x300 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/KW.27.5.36. We appreciate that Hall's car is taking up rather a lot of time, but we are getting rather behind-hand with our car programme. The following is a list of cars waiting for the shop :- 30-EX. To run dynamometer test to check diff. housing failure and also to test the Cadillac type gears - (Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}3/KW.20.5.36). While 30-EX is in the shop, please remove the la{L. A. Archer} Salle steering - Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}15/KW.18.5.36. 5-B-IV. The specification was given in Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}26/KW. 5.5.36, and we agree we are in a very good position now with regard to the completion of the parts asked for. We should like to clean up this car. 37-EX. Could you please urge completion of this car as it is badly needed for experimental work. 6-B-IV. We have had two big end failures on B-56-BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} running in France, due to dirt getting in and scoring the main bearings and reducing the oil supply to the big ends. We have promised Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} to send out 6-B-IV with an engine unit arranged to overcome this trouble. The specification for the car is given in Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}3/KW.25.5.36. GAE-20. We want to fit a front roll rod and low rating front springs to this car as soon as ossible, with a view to sending them out to 22-G-V.{VIENNA} Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} states the necessary parts are in existence. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.10/JH.21.5.36. | ||