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).
1/4 scale layout showing alterations for installing a Wraith Gearbox in a 4.B.V. Chassis.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 99\4\ scan0171 | |
Date | 9th January 1939 | |
[Redacted text: BT{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer}/HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}] c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 428 DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/G.9.1.39. BENTLEY V.{VIENNA} [Handwritten Initials: AHH, Illegible, FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}] Please receive herewith :- F.CD.962 Installation of the Wraith Gearbox in 4.B.V. Chassis. This is a ¼ scale layout of the chassis showing the alterations necessitated by the fitting of a Wraith gearbox. The sections affected the most are :- Brake Linkage. Engine Rear/Mounting. Propeller Shaft. Front floorboards. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||