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).
Continued report on chassis and body construction details.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\1\ scan0189 | |
| Date | 21th February 1935 | |
| continued:- - 2 - 21.2.35. 3. CHASSIS FRAME. The 40/50 h.p. R-R frame is 6.325" deep (maximum) and has no cruciform section. 4. BODY BRACKETS. There are six body brackets on each side. Except for the rearmost brackets they are large and very rigid. The rearmost brackets appear to be less rigid. They are so placed as to secure stiffness from the cruciform attachment to the main chassis frame or by cross bracing. They are long at the front where the chassis frame is comparatively narrow, and the rearmost brackets are well back, giving the Coachbuilder a good support for the back end of the body. Additionally the Coachbuilder is allowed to bolt the body to the extreme rear of the chassis. 5. STEP BRACKETS. These again are stout and given stiffness by being reinforced with stays from the chassis frame. 6. WING STAYS. These are stout and rigid. 7. DASH. There is no chassis dash in the ordinary sense of the word. But there is a partition between the body and engine. This partition consists of a steel plate forming part of the front body structure. It is integral with the scuttle and helps to form a very rigid front section which gains further strength from the metal stiffeners to the centre and roof peak. 8. BODY. In spite of the rigid chassis frame, excellent insulation from road shocks, etc., the body is massive and heavy, weighing about 5 cwt. more than the usual body of the same type mounted on a 40/50 h.p. R-R chassis. The Cadillac body has heavy runners and frame of oak, and | ||