Side strip components and a comparative analysis of bonnet weights.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 112\3\ scan0050 | |
| Date | 30th June 1938 | |
| - 2 - HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} 2/VS. {J. Vickers} 30.6.38. The side strips consist of 176 pieces, and it does not seem possible to delete any of these components; there does not appear to be any reason, however, why the Remax fastener bracket should not be spot welded to the side strip. By the use of a thicker Ferodo the packing plate could be deleted. The side strip leaves a hole at the bottom of the dash, and road dirt thrown up by the front wheels will enter at this point. ----- Comparative Bonnet Weights. 1.B.50. lbs. ozs. Two Side Plates 34 12 Two Top Plates 30 0 Total ... 64 12 Bonnet Rest Angles. 10. 8 7.B.V. Bonnet. 50 lbs. Std. Bentley Steel Bonnet 49 lbs. 8 oz. Bentley Alum. Bonnet. 45 lbs. Wraith Bonnet 54 lbs. ---------- HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} (Handwritten notes on document: '9 1/4' next to Bonnet Rest Angles, '55.5' next to 7.B.V. Bonnet) | ||
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).