Inspection notes on the condition and specification of various vehicle components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\4\ scan0401 | |
| Date | 3rd February 1940 guessed | |
| Frame This frame is the original thin type 080 and on this body the scuttle has been cracked previously. Rear Axle 9x41 ratio not standard, and has old type scrap axle seals at the extreme end of the shaft. Its oil seals are near the diff box. Radiator The matrix is old type now obsolete. Constant loss of water, incorrect hose pipe rubbers. Camshaft Bentley V camshaft to EB 3466 112° fitted tappet clearance .008" Inlet & Ex. Piston .170 raised crown type fitted to increase the performance together with camshaft change. Cyl. Blocks Cyl block with chrom bore fitted. No mileage experience. Engine mounting Front - This mounting has been altered to suit the cyl block with chrom bore and would require a new mounting. Rear The rear mounting is not standard and will require modification to the larger rubbers. | ||
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).