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).
Authorising the replacement of a cylinder head and ignition tower for Professor Dodds Bentley's car (B-34-GA) due to misfires.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90\2\ scan0162 | |
| Date | 15th June 1937 | |
| To Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} c. to RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/wragg 2611 R m/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}6/JH.15.6.37. re Professor Dodds Bentley. B-34-GA. This car has been worked on by the Exptl. Dept. for misfires and detonation, apart from making these jobs O.K. it was decided to give this customer a new deturbulated cylinder head and distributor tower to suit. This has been agreed to by Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} and is to be charged as a policy job. Will you please let Mr. ragg in the works have an order No. for a new deturbulated cyl. head complete with valves and a new ignition tower to suit. Will you please have the new parts handed over to Mr. Wren Test Dept. This will then replace the borrowed parts and square up the exchange. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/F.Dodd. | ||