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 proposed modifications and improvements for a car, with notes on their completion status.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 181\M11\ img222 | |
| Date | 16th September 1919 | |
| Contd. -2- EH2/LG16.9.19. Parts to be fitted. Position of Exptl: Parts. 8. Steering Arms fitted with ball Completed in 10 days. ends which have straight taper and no shoulder. 9. High Tension wiring with Alum: Drawings completed today. tube to distributor. 10. High Tension Rotor with minimum Completed in 2 days. amount of platinum. 11. Baffles in Rear Axle Tube to pre- Drawings in 2 or 3 days. vent oil getting to the Rear Brakes. 12. Improved Pistons. We do not know quite what form this will take but we are cer- tain to have some sort of im- proved piston we shall wish to run on this car. 13. Alteration to Lubrication of Pistons. 14. Improved Sparking Plugs. Ready. 15. Castrol Oil in Engine. 16. Thin Oil in Gear Box and Axle. 17. Improved Clutch Brake. Completed. 18. Improved Float Feed Mechanism. Completed. We also suggest we make use of this run to revise the Car Instruction Book. That is, we shall go over the Instruct- ion Book and increase the number of Hours on most of the parts before it is necessary to lubricate. We will send to Mr. Royce Contd. | ||