Specification document for project 'MYTH', detailing parts to be made in-house (HPS) or by outside contractors.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 109\5\ scan0215 | |
| Date | 9th August 1941 | |
| 9.8.41. 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 H S. ----------------------- Carburettor - S.U. Exhaust System - Burgess. Air Silencer - A.C. Radiator - John Marston Bonnet - Park Ward. Ev {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} /JD. {J. Draper - Frames} & Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Col. Radiator Grille - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Ev {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} /JD. {J. Draper - Frames} & Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Col. Starting Handle - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Flywheel casing Diaphragm & Clutch Operation - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Clutch - Borg & Beck. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GB. Gearbox - Morris 8. Speedometer Drive - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Twin Drive. Change Speed Mechanism - Morris 8. Hand Brake Mechanism - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rear Brake Inter. Shaft & Levers - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GB. Propellor Shaft - Hardy Spicer. Rear Axle - 80, Salisbury - 20, HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /MHR. {M. H. Rigby} 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} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /MHR. {M. H. Rigby} Wheels - Kelsey Hayes. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GB. Hydraulic Master Cylinder - Lockheed. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /MHR. {M. H. Rigby} Frame - Complete - Park Ward. Ev {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} /JD. {J. Draper - Frames} Front Bumpers - Wilmot Breeden. Ev {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} /JD. {J. Draper - Frames} Bumper Mountings - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rear Springs - Woodhead. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GB. Rear Spring Suspension - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Front Pan - Park Ward. Ev {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} /JD. {J. Draper - Frames} 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. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Olm. Front Brakes - Lockheed. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /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).