New parts required to upgrade car 8-G-111 to a more modern 20 HP specification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 57\1\ Scan239 | |
| Date | 21th April 1926 | |
| To RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Y5770 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 2/LG21.4.26. 'INDIA(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes)'. It is important that we change 8-G-111 car at WW. for a more modern 20 HP. before R. {Sir Henry Royce} returns. We should fit to this the following new parts :- (1) New steering. (2) Hydraulic dampers on front. (3) New connecting rods. (4) Exhaust cutout. (5) High compression pistons - 5 rings. (6) New front axle. 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).