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).
Alteration of a rear tank for increased road clearance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\4\ scan0072 | |
| Date | 6th May 1927 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- rear tank has been altered in the sump part to give more road clearance (I believe nearly 1 1/2"). If this is not enough we should alter the tank. Am I to understand that the tank bottom was lower than the centre of the axle (i.e. bevel gearbox?) R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||