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).
Design features and trends on contemporary European cars, including the Sunbeam, Lorraine, Lancia, and Panhard.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\1\ scan0253 | |
| Date | 16th November 1926 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- Attached is a picture of the XX 3-litre Sunbeam shewing the importance they attach to this item. The Lorraine have also a very neat disappearing hood, and a useful type of windscreen on the lines of that on the Lancia which we think is worthy of attention. If you are sufficiently interested we could arrange for the Lorraine to visit WW. for you to examine these points. Attached are several photographs shewing the recent trend of design in France - two examples of touring cars actually having their spare wheels enclosed. Monsieur Weymann had a number of attractive sports bodies on hand when we tried his Panhard, the weight saving being of course appreciable over normal coachwork with resultant benefit to acceleration. We should be obliged if you could return the cuttings at your convenience. Further information may be found in 'Mechanical Properties of Fluids' - Blackie & Sons - Page 206. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||