Memo with a diagram proposing a modification for scuttle dash isolation on the 40/50 model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 182\M21\ img038 | |
| Date | 24th May 1924 | |
| To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Copy to HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} SECRET. Re. 40/50 Scuttle Dash Isolation. 44613 We understand that you consider that, on some cars (40/50's), where the Scuttle and dash are totally separated, following on present practice, the movement relatively is excessive. Would you please fit up a car with two upper attachment bolts only, using GII pieces thus:- [Drawing Labels] SPHERICAL CLEARANCE RUBBER WASHERS 5/16 The Wooden armature of the Scuttle should be reinforced by a thin sheet steel plate to prevent match-boxing. Cont. | ||
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).