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).
Specification document for project 'MYTH', listing parts and their assigned manufacturers or suppliers.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 109\5\ scan0221 | |
Date | 9th August 1941 | |
SPECIFICATION "MYTH". Sections in black to be made by HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Sections in red to be made by outside contractors. Engine to be made by HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Carburetter - S.U. Exhaust System - Burgess. Air Silencer - A.C. Radiator - John Marston Bonnet - Park Ward. Radiator Grille - HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Starting Handle - HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Flywheel casing Diaphragm & Clutch Operation - HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Clutch - Borg & Beck. Gearbox - Morris 8. Speedometer Drive - HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Change Speed Mechanism - Morris 8. Hand Brake Mechanism - HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rear Brake Inter. Shaft & levers - HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Propellor shaft - Hardy Spicer. Rear Axle - 80% Salisbury - 20% HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rear Brakes - Brakes by Lockheed. Carrier Plates and Dust Excluders - HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rear Hubs - HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Wheels - Kelsey Hayes. Hydraulic Master Cylinder - Lockheed. Frame - Complete - Park Ward. Front Bumpers. - Wilmot Breeden. Bumper Mountings - HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rear Springs - Woodhead. Rear Spring Suspension - HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Front Pan - Park Ward. Cross & Side Steering levers and Tubes - HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Front Suspension - HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Front Springs - Tempered Spring Co. Ltd. Front Brakes - Lockheed. Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames} & Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Col. Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames} & Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Col. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GB. Twin Drive. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GB. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/MHR.{M. H. Rigby} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GB. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/MHR.{M. H. Rigby} Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames} Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GB. Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Clm.{D. D. Clapham} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/MHR.{M. H. Rigby} | ||