Engine and wheelbase specifications of a 14 HP car named 'Rippletto'.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 144\2\ scan0105 | |
| Date | 18th September 1941 | |
| To Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} 6/KW.18.9.41. 1212, re 14 HP. Car. Since speaking to you about this the other day I have been looking up some of the back papers. From what you said I gathered that the engine in this car is the 2.02 litre - 13.95 HP. R.A.C., as per sheet No. PL.139 of March 1940. That sheet showed the above engine in a chassis with a 9' 2" wheelbase and called 'Rippletto'. I am not sure whether the car is a 9' 8" or 9' 2" wheelbase. I tried to measure it up but with the enclosed back wheels found it rather difficult. What I am really interested to know is, from a power/weight ratio point of view, how nearly representative of a Rippletto this car really is. Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||
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).