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).
Listing parts for the 'T' series that are still under experimentation and held up from production.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5a\3\ 03-page082 | |
| Date | 29th October 1931 | |
| X5940 By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/AD29.10.31. X5770. SECOND HALF OF "T" SERIES. The following parts are still in the state of being experimented with and should therefore be held up on production for a little while. We expect to be able to release them as soon as 18-GIV has been running a few days in France. It should leave in the middle of next week at the latest :- (1) Slipper wheels and spring drives. (2) Wheelcases (3) Flywheel (4) Valve springs. (5) Exhaust valves. (6) Crankshafts and balance weights. (7) Rear brake shoes. (8) New sheet metal cross member. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||