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).
Modifications to the EAC.11 Sports spare wheel carrier.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 68\3\ scan0045 | |
| Date | 24th December 1925 | |
| X. 8600 To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to CJ. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}7/M24.12.25. EAC.11 SPORTS - SPARE WHEEL CARRIER. We send herewith N.sch.2105 shewing the modifications to the spare wheel carrier which we propose to overcome the difficulties arising from the use of a 36" frame. We have replaced the dumb irons fitting inside the frame by somewhat similar dumb irons on the outside, and we think if anything that the arrangement is rather better. It will be noticed that the wheel is in the same place and that the central fixings are exactly the same. We are of course confining our attention to the straight sided high pressure tyre for this particular car. We should like to point out that all theinformation at our disposal, namely, the coachbuilding prints, the frame drawing, and verbal information from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} confirmed the belief we already had that this car had a 37" frame. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||