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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).
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}
  
  


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