Rolls-Royce Archives
         « Prev  Box Series  Next »        

Internal memorandum detailing a list of five modifications for a vehicle's brake layout.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 88\2\  scan0084
Date  4th February 1935
  
To RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 14/KW.4.2.35.

2-B-IV.

Will you please carry out the following modifications to the brake layout on this chassis -

(1) Fit front equaliser levers to the ropes of 1.800 CTS {C. Trot Salt - Carburation} to EX.12676/7.
(2) Fit rear equaliser going away levers of 2.450 CTS {C. Trot Salt - Carburation} to EX.14670.
(3) Fit VM.30 servo linings and retain the 35° cams at present on the car.
(4) Chamfer the brake linings on all four front brake shoes for 1 1/2 inches at the fulcrum end of the shoe.
(5) Fit adjustable front brake ropes.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls}
  
  
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).


Copyright Sustain 2026, All Rights Reserved.    whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙