Modifications required to bring an experimental car, 16.G.IV, up to standard specification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\4\ scan0093 | |
| Date | 31th December 1932 | |
| 180 Cx. {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} From Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Lid. {A. J. Lidsey} c. to Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to C. c. to Hd. {Mr Hayward / Mr Huddy} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Lid. {A. J. Lidsey} 2/MA.31.12.32. EXPERIMENTAL CARS. Cx. {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} 5/KW.29.12.32. Whenever we dispose of an experimental car the question always arises as to how much should be spent on it in order to bring it up to a standard specification. In the case of 16.G.IV., if you like to throw away the crankshaft, connecting rods, radiators, front cross-member, dashboard, bonnet, and body (or alternatively modify the body to suit the wider dashboard), then you will have a standard production car. We suggested a possible safe compromise after having given a specification of the car, and it is not for us to decide how much work is to be done on the chassis. With regard to the queries raised in Cx. {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} 5/KW.29.12.32., the latest lowered radiator can be fitted if the radiator crossmember is thrown away, together with the front engine mounting, (all these are replaced by present standard parts); the crankshaft is the same as was fitted to 'O', 'P', 'R', 'S', and the first 100 in 'T' series cars (i.e. prior to the 20% increase in power). The engine will not be as smooth as a standard car but will not be unsafe, if the crankshaft is retained. We have handed the car over to the Repair Dept., and have supplied enough information for a decision to be made as to how much work should be done on the chassis. We do not think we can do anything further in the matter. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Lid. {A. J. Lidsey} | ||
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).