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).
List of standard modifications and a list of special parts for sports cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 70\1\ scan0060 | |
| Date | 10th December 1927 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- The first of these we anticipate will have to be made from sand castings. (3) Turbulent type head giving a comp. ratio of 5/1. (4) Cast iron cylinders, modified slightly to suit new head. (5) Valve springs - double type. (6) Flywheel and clutch. EAC.No.5 lightened type with stronger clutch springs. brake [handwritten] (7) Radiator - narrower tubes with integral shutters. (8) Dashboard - cast type. (9) Engine feet - rubber mounted. (10) Modified petrol tank. (11) Battery box fitted inside frame. (12) Control for front axle. The following parts will be special to Sports cars. (1) Hartford and hydraulic shock absorbers. (2) Special spare wheel carrier at the rear. (3) Stiffer road springs. (4) Modified undershields. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||