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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).
List of Bentley chassis fitted with replacement cylinder blocks during February 1939.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 103\2\  scan0044
Date  6th March 1939
  
To Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} from K.{Mr Kilner}
c.to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}
-file.
W/Kingsbury. 6th: March 1939.

The undernoted Bentley chassis have been fitted with replacement cylinder blocks during the month of February, 1939.

Date    Chassis    Block No:    Size    Piece No:
1:2:39    B. 99 C.W.    J.4.B.U./H.188    .010" oversize    E.B.1752.
8:2:39    B.162 E.F.    L.5.B.P./H.190    .010" oversize    E.B.1752.
8:2:39    B. 66 A.H.    J.9.B.T./H.187    .010" oversize    E.B.1752.
9:2:39    B. 24 H.K.    N.9.B.W./H.180    .015" oversize    E.B.2929.
13:2:39    B.132 F.B.    K.3.B.U./H.194    .010" oversize    E.B.1752.
14:2:39    B. 86 L.S.    W. 2.    Standard.    E.B.2929.
17:2:39    B.140 H.K.    W. 3.    Standard.    E.B.2929.
19:2:39    B. 59 G.P.    B.4.B.S./H.191    .010" oversize    E.B.2561.
24:2:39    B.115 G.P.    Y.8.B.T./H.200    .010" oversize    E.B.2561.
24:2:39    B. 19 F.C.    U.3.B.I./H.192    .015" oversize    E.B.1752.
25:2:39    B. 70 G.A.    W. 4.    Standard    E.B.2929.
25:2:39    B. 44 E.F.    A.9.B.F./H.198    .010" oversize    E.B.1752.
27:2:39    B. 31 F.C.    J.2.B.Q./H.195    .015" oversize    E.B. 89.
28:2:39    B. 82 F.B.    H.8.B.V./H.203    .015" oversize    E.B.1752.

Blocks numbered W. 2,3 & 4. are made from chrome molybdenum iron and are fitted with pistons E.B. 3916 A.{Mr Adams}

PK/KC/FED.
  
  


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