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).
The provision and fitting of step brackets and running boards for a sports chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\2\ Scan032 | |
| Date | 22th December 1927 | |
| BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} X7390 DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/M22.12.27. X. 7390 X. 7380 RE. STEP BRACKETS & RUNNING BOARDS: We send herewith N.schs. 2529/30 shewing the step brackets which we wish you to provide on the sports chassis. The part supplied by Derby is a step iron with its dumb iron riveted in the end: the coachbuilders make the rest. The step iron is the standard pressing which we now use bent and cut off as shewn. We propose fitting these at centre distances from the dashboard respectively 30", 49.5" and 63". While this will be shewn on a layout which is to follow we would be glad if Derby would verify immediately whether these positions are possible, and wire us, as the coachbuilders will be going ahead with their toolboxes. It is essential that a set of these step-irons should be fitted to the dummy chassis at Hooper's as soon as possible, and that two further sets should be produced quickly for the other two cars. As we wish to send prints of these drawings to Mr. Royce would you kindly forward us by return one extra print of each. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||