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List of proposed or experimental chassis modifications.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 83\1\  scan0175
Date  2nd September 1936
  
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Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 16/KW.2.9.36.

CHASSIS.

(1) 20/25 HP. type rubber engine mounting. *
(2) Cantilever pedals. *
(3) Standard radiator mounting, Mk. {R. E. B. Meade King} VI matrix.
(4) Aluminium brake drums. *
(5) Bob weight anti-jagger brake scheme. *
(6) Better rear axle pinion mounting. *
(7) Lightened rear road springs. *
(8) 3 1/2" deflection front road springs.
(9) Experimental front roll rod.
(10) Lighter thin plate battery. *
(11) Modified, simplified exhaust system. *
(12) Improved axle control damper to prevent rattles, sent out to car 2.9.36. *

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

* Likely to be incorporated on production if successful.
  
  
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).


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