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Specification document detailing the components and assembly instructions for the first car of a model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179b\1\ img190 | |
| Date | 25th November 1932 | |
| ZV8/25.11.32. cont. FOURTH CROSSMEMBER. This is shown on N.Sch. 3567. FRONT APRON. We are counting on your building up a front apron on the lines of that for Pere.2. for this first car. HEADLAMPS, ETC. We have ordered up RZ160.S.E.D. The brackets are the same as for Pere.2. except for length. Their position is given on N.Sch.3487. We shall later change these for a special lamp we are getting from Lucas. The wing lamps are Lucas Streamline. The rear lamp is the R-K Combined Lamp. All of these will be delivered with the body. INSTRUMENT BOARD. This will arrive with the body and complete with all of the instruments which we buy out from Messrs Smith and Sons. A drawing is being sent to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} in due course. WING STAYS. These are the 25.HP. bent to suit, in the case of the first two. The third one, which is opposite the dash stiffener is like Pere.2 and is scaled down from J.3.(N.Sch.3414.) BODY BRACKETS. These are the same as Pere 2. and are positioned on N.Sch.3487. CLUTCH. For the first car this is shown on N.Sch.3575. ENGINE & GEARBOX, BRAKES & SUSPENSION OF UNIT. All of these sections will be dealt with by "E's" Dept. for the first car. SIDE LEVERS. We have given "B" sufficient information for the levers to be made to clear the body and instrument board. We suggest that the final setting of the levers be left until you have received the body. FRONT FLOOR. We do not propose to give you a design for this for the first car. PEDALS. The design we believe will be supplied by "gg" Dept. We hope that this specification has covered the main items. We quite anticipate that there will be some little trouble with mounting this body, so the writer is arranging for Messrs Park Ward to send their men and he also will be present. We wish to do all we can to assist you to get this car on the road. | ||