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List of new parts fitted to a car scheduled for a 10,000-mile run, with remarks on the reasons for the changes.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 55\2\  Scan082
Date  1st January 1920
  
X3735a
Extract from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 2/LG5.1.20.

X.3743. - RE CAR TO RUN 10,000 MILES. X.3647.

This car will leave here on Wednesday. It is fitted with the following new parts.

New parts fitted. | Remarks.
--- | ---
19. Taper Pivot Pins. X.3441. | To make them easier to dismantle.
20. Taper ball ends on steering levers. X.3418. |
21. Spring on Dynamo Tension Rotor. X.3772. | To overcome noise.
22. Whittle Dynamo belt made up of half links. X.3735.a | To overcome noise.
23. "Bensdene" Oil & Pressure Gauges. Oil gauge reads up to 350 lbs. X.3547. |
24. Petrol Tank filler brought to the sides. X.3755. |
  
  
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