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).
Query regarding an alteration to the rear tank for increased road clearance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\1\ scan0154 | |
| Date | 25th April 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} | ||