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).
List of outstanding modifications required for car 111 Peregrine II.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 169\3\ img005 | |
Date | 6th December 1932 | |
P3. To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} From Ha/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Ha/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}8/WJ.6.12.32. 111 PEREGRINE 11. This car is to go to France in about a fortnight's time. The outstanding jobs requiring modification are :- (1) Engine bottom half with ribs. (2) Large dia. servo. R.A.Sch.280. (3) Clutch leverages to lighten pedal pressure (Cry) *- (4) Latest front engine mounting. LeC.3285. (5) Latest exhaust system (Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}). (6) Rear axle with altered brake adjustment and stiffer toggle shaft. *- (7) Rev. counter drive. (8) Clutch driven member with damped spring drive. (9) Shock absorbers with improved glands, modified bearing, three feet on the front. *- (10) New unit fitting, now on the test bed. (11) Front axle with stiffer actuating shafts. (12) Slower speed fan. Will BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} please finish instructions of parts marked with an *- which we believe are not yet completed. Ha/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||