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 and issues with a side lever mechanism, front springs, and an undershield.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 6\5\ 05-page29 | |
| Date | 11th May 1914 | |
| COPY. To Mr de Salamanca from R.{Sir Henry Royce} Copy to J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Copy to Mr Holgate.c/o Mr de Salamanca Copy to E Copy to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}, X.1028 With reference to the report sent in by Holgate:- SIDE LEVER MECHANISM. I believe Mr DE Salamanca will find this quite handy when he gets used to it. The chief trouble is that the body is rather in the way. We consider a long lever slow and prefer a short lever. Most of the racing cars we have seen or had acquaintance with have had very short levers as the for this purpose. X.915. FRONT SPRINGS. I think you will find that the springs had already taken a permanent set, and were striking the dumb iron when you left. I should not have expected these to have got any worse. It would be better if you could make them clear by filing away the bolts, rather than changing to the old pattern of spring, which is not so strong as these with solid eye opposite the plate. If this cannot be done you should get a pair from the Works, with the solid off set eyes, which were made specially to clear this pattern of dumb iron, and which we are fitting as standard to existing cars, until the dumb irons are altered. Referring to the heating of the footboards, AUSTRIAN TYPE UNDERSHIELD. X.908. these can be of the louvred | ||