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Specification sheet for the 'MYTH' project, listing components and their designated manufacturers, either in-house (HPS) or outside contractors.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 109\5\  scan0217
Date  9th August 1941
  
SPECIFICATION "MYTH"

Sections in black to be made by HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Sections in red to be made by outside contractors.
Engine to be made by HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}

Carburetter - S.U.
Exhaust System - Burgess.
Air Silencer - A.C.
Radiator - John Marston
Bonnet - Park Ward.
Radiator Grille - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Starting Handle - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Flywheel casing Diaphragm & Clutch Operation - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Clutch - Borg & Beck.
Gearbox - Morris S.
Speedometer Drive - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Change Speed Mechanism - Morris.
Hand Brake Mechanism - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Rear Brake Inter. Shaft & Levers - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Propellor Shaft w. Hardy Spicer.
Rear Axle - 80; Salisbury - 20; HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Rear Brakes - Brakes by Lockheed.
Carrier Plates and Dust Excluders - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Rear Hubs - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Wheels - Kelsey Hayes.
Hydraulic Master Cylinder - Lockheed.
Frame - Complete - Park Ward.
Front Bumpers - Wilmot Breeden.
Bumper Mountings - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Rear Springs - Woodhead.
Rear Spring Suspension - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Front Pan - Park Ward.
Cross & Side Steering Levers and Tubes - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Front Suspension - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Front Springs - Tempered Spring Co. Ltd.
Front Brakes - Lockheed.

Reference List:
Ev {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} /JD. {J. Draper - Frames} & Em/Col.
Em/GB.
Twin Drive.
Em/GB.
Em/MHR. {M. H. Rigby}
Em/GB.
Em/MHR. {M. H. Rigby}
Ev {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} /JD. {J. Draper - Frames}
Ev {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} /JD. {J. Draper - Frames}
Em/GB.
Ev {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} /JD. {J. Draper - Frames}
Em/Clm. {D. D. Clapham}
Em/MHR. {M. H. Rigby}
  
  
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).


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