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).
For the B.40 (2 litre) chassis programme concerning new drawings for rocker covers and joints.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 134\5\ scan0036 | |
| Date | 22th January 1940 | |
| File 1133 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} c. HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/RH.{R. Hollingworth} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}4/BA.22.1.40. CHASSIS PROGRAMME. B.40. ( 2 litre.) Sec.5050. PL.4 Rocker Cover and Oil Filler. PL.83 Die Cast Rocker Cover. Please receive herewith 2 blueprints of each of the following new drawings:- RE.152 Rocker Cover. 1 off. RE.183 Joint (Rocker Cover) 1 off Will you please put in hand three sets of the above, noting that the rocker cover is drawn as a die casting on the lines of an already approved die casting design. It is intended for the moment however to use an ordinary cast job, as we are looking into the possibility of a pressed steel cover. Also, will you please order a suitable quantity of joint washers to suit, in line with latest B.80 practice. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} | ||