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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).
Confirming the use of B.V. yokes on car 4.B.50 for a narrow front track.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 111\4\  scan0130
Date  4th March 1939
  
800a

To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}
c.c. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}8/MH.{M. Huckerby}4.3.39.

4.B.50.

Confirming our conversation with WSC.{W. S. Cassel} it will be in order to use B.V. yokes on 4.B.50 thereby giving the car narrow front track, and the wings will be made to suit.

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}
  
  


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