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).
Improvements to the 40/50 chassis by fitting Goshawk electrical equipment and a vacuum fuel feed system.
| Identifier | Morton\M22\ img155 | |
| Date | 22th September 1922 | |
| HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} LIKES HIS RATIONALISATION OF '6 EX!' ELECTRICS & GOES FURTHER. FITTING AN AUTOVAC FUEL FEED (A MANY OTHER SO & P UNITS), THUS ELIMINATING THE INTRICATE AND VERY COSTLY - TROUBLESOME PRESSURE FEED (NOW 18 YEARS OLD). To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/LG22.9.22. 6.EX CAR. X3923 X.4165. X 4338. We are agreeably surprised in the improvement it is possible to make to the appearance of the 40/50 chassis by fitting Goshawk electrical equipment in place of the present standard. 6.EX Car is now practically complete with this equip- ment. There is no reason why the equipment we are fitting should not be fitted as standard at a very early date with the exception that we require a larger generator and the earth contacts on the ignition switch for the magneto. * We are also fitting 6.EX Car up with a vacuum tank in place of the pressure system. * By fitting on the vacuum tank we are able to get rid of the air pump on - (1) Governor case (2) Hand operated air pump (3) Pressure gauge (4) Petrol tap and pressure tap, also a large number of pipes and connections. Also, using the vacuum tank has enabled us to fit the rear tank with Goshawk fittings. We are using the side filler, the petrol level indicator and the filter identically the same as used on the Goshawk. We also find that the wheel carrier designed for the Goshawk to carry spare wheels on the running board can be made to come in excellently for the 40/50. It will provide an infinitely superior wheel carrier to that we have hitherto had on the 40/50 and we think it should be a boon on all cars. contd:- | ||