Status update memo on various automotive components and planned standardizations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5a\1\ 01-page247 | |
| Date | 7th November 1931 | |
| Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1/AM/7.11.31 contd. -2- Easy change gear box. N.sch.3359 Reverse shaft lubrication. experimental and permanent schemes. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 450 and memo Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Cry/7/MJ11.11.31 stiffer shaft. This is waiting for final instructions from Exp. Dept. Sheet metal 3rd. Cross member. P.58140 Battery Box. Sheet metal. wiring. Thin flange flywheel. G.54936 Lec.2959. Finished flywheel can be modified to new drawing. 3 or 4 clutch parts affected. Pivotted type front brake shoes. These have been standardised. Improved Exhaust Valves. In 6 to 8 weeks we also expect to standardise :- (1) larger petrol tank (2) Rivetless bonnet. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).