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 modifications and fittings requested for car 24-EX, including brakes, suspension, and body panels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\4\ Scan039 | |
| Date | 16th June 1930 | |
| RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} c. to GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} γ Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}1/MJ.16.6.30. 24-EX. Will you please arrange to fit the following features to this car. (1) Complete set of 'Mintex' brake linings all round as supplied. These were originally intended for 26-EX. but we should like to run them instead on this car. (2) Rear spring lubrication. We should like you to increase the size of the drip plugs feeding the rear springs from D.2 to D.3 on the front end, and from S.2 to S.3 on the rear end. We should like the spring of both front and rear to be stripped for examination. (3) We have a special fabric coupling to be fitted to this car marked "A", which we hand to you herewith. (4) Will you please arrange to fit front shutters to the panels of 23-EX bonnet as far forward as possible. (5) Will you please erect the front axle, 1º pivot lean only. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||