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).
Specification sheet detailing a vehicle's lubrication, cooling, fuel, ignition, and drivetrain components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\5\ scan0090 | |
| Date | 22th January 1942 | |
| -cont'd- -4- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}9/OH.22.1.42. Lubrication. Forced feed by gear pump. Complete and continuous oil filtration of a vane filter with automatic cleaning. Cooling. Water Circulation by centrifugal pump, fan and radiator of the tube and vane type. Water temperature controlled by thermostatically operated radiator shutters. Fuel Feed. By mechanical pump. Ignition. Battery and six volt distributor. Clutch. Dry single plate. Gear Box. In monobloc with engine four speeds forward reverse. Direct top and silent third and second. Transmission. Tubular propeller shaft with three flexible disc joints. Propelling Unit. Final drive by Gleason/Hypoid gears, enclosed in pressed aluminium casing fixed to the frame. Ratio. 10 x 41 for standard saloon type Two shafts with cardan joints controlling rear wheels. -continued- | ||