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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 new parts fitted to a car for a 10,000-mile run, with remarks on the reasons for the changes.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 40\1\  Scan026
Date  5th January 1920
  
X.3524
Extract from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG5.1.20.
X.3743. - RE CAR TO RUN 10,000 MILES. X.3647.
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This car will leave here on Wednesday. It is fitted with the following new parts.

| New parts fitted. | Remarks. |
| :--- | :--- |
| 19. Taper Pivot Pins. X.3441. | To make them easier to dismantle. |
| 20. Taper ball ends on steering levers. X.3416. | |
| 21. Spring on Dynamo Tension Rotor. X.3772. | To overcome noise. |
| 22. Whittle Dynamo belt made up of half links. X.3735. | To overcome noise. |
| 23. "Benzine" Oil & Pressure Gauges. Oil gauge reads up to 380 lbs. X.3547. | |
| 24. Petrol Tank filler brought to the sides. X.3755. | |

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