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).
Specifications for a Four Door Sports Saloon coachwork, including accessories, weight limits, delivery, and a list of related drawings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179b\1\ img227 | |
| Date | 1st February 1933 | |
| INSTRUMENT BOARD. The actual design of this board and its position will be sent as a separate design. SCUTTLE ISOLATION See N.Sch.3486. TOOLS. Road tools to be carried under the bonnet. The other tools to be in a drawer above the luggage container. BODY ACCESSORIES. Two interior lamps in the rear compartment, with two interior switches. Recessed lamp in the scuttle rail. ( see design of instrument board). Hidden control to the blind of the rear light. Flush fitting ventilators to the doors. Electrical direction indicators recess into the rear quarters. WEIGHT. The whole of the coachwork supplied by Messrs Thrupp & Maberly must not exceed 6¼ cwt. The coachwork complete must be weighed before delivery. [Handwritten note: now say 7¼ cwt.] MOUNTING. The body will be collected by lorry and mounted by ourselves in Derby. DELIVERY. || Not later than the first week in February 1933. || FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS. These will follow in due course. DRAWINGS SUPPLIED. N.Sch.3508. Bonnet & Radiator. N.Sch.3567. 4th. Crossmember. N.Sch.3478. Four Door Sports Saloon. N.Sch.3486. Scuttle Isolation. N.Sch.3487. 1/8 Scale Layout of Four Door Sports Saloon. N.Sch.3485. Wheelarch Clearances. F.S. 62-63. Frame Side Member. F.S. 110. Dashboard. N.Sch.3579. Layout of Frame and Transmission. N.Sch.3609. Layout of Gearbox & Clutch. N.Sch.3607. Front Floor Boards. All queries should be sent to H.I.F.Evernden. "CamachaHenry Royce's office in West Wittering" West WitteringHenry Royce's home town. Nr. Chichester. Sussex. From whom all instructions will be received. | ||