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List of engine and chassis components for a development car intended for a 10,000-mile test.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 82\2\  scan0059
Date  7th June 1934
  
X 4553a

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1/KW. 7.6.34.

NEXT 10,000 MILES CAR.

ENGINE.
(1) Aluminium cylinder head, 6.75 C/R. Double Valve Springs.
(2) Aerolite Pistons.
(3) Flywheel & Clutch, N.Sch.3948 & 3954.
(4) Propellor Shaft damper, N.Sch.3911 (already tested).
(5) Double contact Breaker, Lec.3323.
(6) Geared starter motor.

CHASSIS.
(1) Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) steering.
(2) Dashboard & Clutch pit in magnesium.
(3) Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) gearbox.
(4) Harrison radiator (58 m.m. thick).
(5) Side spare wheel carrier (N.Sch.3720).
(6) Petrol tank, N.Sch.3929, 3945, 4001.
(7) Unbalanced rad. shutters, Lec.3798, 3807.
(8) Strengthened torsion shafts, N.Sch.4009.
(9) Strengthened wing stays.
  
  
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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