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 proposed engine and chassis improvements with decisions on their implementation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\2\ Scan354 | |
| Date | 18th April 1934 | |
| -5- Minute No.17 Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Proposed Engine Improvements. Item 9. Drilled Connecting Rods. If possible - depends on machine delivery. Item 10. Clutch Improvements - increased area - Needle Bearings etc. No. Item 11. Oilite Bush to Engine Mounting. Yes. Minute No.18. Proposed Chassis Improvements. Item 1. Automatic Shock Dampers. Yes. Item 2. Strengthened Brackets front and rear. Yes. Item 3. Modified position Sheet Metal Crossmember for body wells. No. Item 4. Dropped Front Crossmember. No. Item 5. Tunnel through Radiator Shutters for Starting Handle Shaft. No. Item 6. Metal Covers to Steering Joints. No. Item 7. Petrol Tank Sealed Filler and Separate Vent. Yes. Item 8. Petrol Tank modifications to suit Concealed Luggage Grid. Yes - tank to be lowered. Item 9. Strengthened Accelerator Stop. Yes. Item 10. Semi-isolated floor boards. Yes. Item 11. Spherical Bearings for Brake Equaliser Shaft. Yes. Item 12. Brakes - easy adjustment and protected working parts. Yes. Item 13. Wider Front Brake Shoes. No. Item 14. Direct brake operation to all wheels. No. Item 15. Servo with reduced friction losses. No. Item 16. Stiffened Shafts on front axle to reduce Brake Sponge. No. [Handwritten note in the left margin] Increase front braking by altering servo cams | ||