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 chassis specification revisions, with many items being omitted or modified for the U.S. market.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 11\3\ 03-page301 | |
| Date | 20th January 1930 | |
| -2- (m) Speedometer and DRIVE TO BE OF THE STANDARD ENGLISH FORM. (n) Fuel gauge to be graduated in U.S. gallons. THE SCALE OF THE GAUGE SHOULD INDICATE AN EMPTY TANK WHEN THE MAIN SUPPLY IS EXHAUSTED, AND BEFORE THE RESERVE SUPPLY IS CALLED INTO USE. (o) Petrol filler cap to be hinged. (p) SPARE WHEELS ON THE FIRST 50 CHASSIS SHOULD BE CARRIED AT THE SIDE AND THE CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH CARRIERS ACCORDINGLY. EACH OF THESE CHASSIS SHOULD BE SUPPLIED WITH TWO SPARE WHEELS. THIS FITTING TO BE REVIEWED LATER WITH RESPECT TO THE BALANCE OF THE ORDER. (q) HORN TO BE OMITTED, HORN BRACKET TO BE FITTED ON THE DASH, AND CHASSIS WIRED IN THE STANDARD MANNER FOR A HORN THAT WILL BE SUPPLIED IN U.S. (r) AMMETER TO BE OMITTED, BUT SPACE AND WIRING TO BE LEFT SUITABLE FOR AMMETER SUPPLIED IN U.S. (s) BATTERY BOX TO BE MODIFIED SO AS TO TAKE THE EXIDE 6 XCR 13 BATTERY, LOCATING THE FRONT END AS NEAR THE CROSSMEMBER AS POSSIBLE AND MOVING THE CANTILEVER REAR SUPPORT FORWARD TO ACCOMODATE THE SHORTENED BOX. BATTERY TO BE OMITTED, AND ENDS OF CABLES TO BE LEFT WITHOUT TERMINALS, ALL OF WHICH TO BE SUPPLIED IN U.S. (t) TOOLS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH REDUCED KIT OF TOOLS AND SPARES OMITTING.- (a) Enots Gun. (b) All "C" Spanners. (c) All single and open ended wrenches. (u) ENOTS LUBRICATORS ON TORQUE TUBE, PROPELLER SHAFT AND FAN TO BE OMITTED, AND REPLACED BY A SUITABLE PLUG OR CORK FOR THE EXCLUSION OF DIRT. Rolls-Royce Limited reserve the right to alter their chassis specification at any time without notice, BUT WILL ADVISE THE AMERICAN COMPANY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF ALL CHANGES MADE, PARTICULARLY SUCH CHANGES AS AFFECT THE FIT FITTING OF COACHWORK. (Revisions from original specifications, Whr{Mr Wheeler}2/D20.1.30 indicated in capital letters.) | ||