Departmental memo concerning vehicle ground clearance specifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\4\ 04-page049 | |
| Date | 25th July 1912 | |
| R.R. 475 (100 H) (X 896. 3.5.12) E.P. 1780. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 813 (TWO LINES). DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. This column is for Name of Person addressed. Mr Barrington. DATE. 25.7.12 EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 3/T25712. Z 615 Re Mr Royces Sheet . Re Ground Clearance. With reference to the above Mr Royce talks of 9½ and 10½" ground clearance, I take it that the ground clearance between the back axle and the ground has to be considered and will not vary by the sloping transmission. Chassis with our present 895 x 135 tyres (which we already know are from 4 ozs to 6 ozs under size) is only 9". I take it that this point is not being overlooked when considering the ground clearance question. E.P. [Handwritten annotations in red ink:] Cpy to Mr N. Acln & Mr Bailey Sent 29/7/12 [Handwritten annotation in pencil:] 26 This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||
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).