Progression of the 'Heron' and 'Seagull' projects, and the fitting of front wheel brakes to the 40/50 chassis.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\J\January1923\ Scan79 | |
| Date | 17th January 1923 guessed | |
| (2) So that I am strongly in favour of proceed- ing with the "Heron(Experimental 6 CYL OHV 40/50 WITH PNEUMATIC F.W.B. air pump on camshaft, then Servo)" as well as the "Seagull(Experimental EAC.1 aka Export chassis, Phantom I engine)", in case it is desired to go on somewhat longer before we put the "Seagull(Experimental EAC.1 aka Export chassis, Phantom I engine)" into production. This policy is necessary and favourable for fitting the front wheel brakes at an early date to the present 40/50 chassis. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).