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).
Visit to Le Canadel, the progress of an EAC.Vlll chassis, and a list of modifications for a 20 HP car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 57\1\ Scan230 | |
| Date | 3rd March 1926 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} X5770 HsS/LG3.3.26. Systeme X5840 X5770 X8991 VISIT TO LE CANADELHenry Royce's French residence We shall not have an EAC.Vlll chassis ready until about the end of this month. Everything is progressing favourably. We shall have the first casting for the dashboard next week. Our efforts lately have been concentrated in completing aero engines. The first car we shall have ready for France will be a 20 HP. fitted with the following new parts :- (ready to leave in 10 days) 1. Steering. 2. Modified front axle and pivots. 3. New connecting rods with loose bushes. 4. Main bearings in steel shell instead of composite, one solid whitemetal and one brass. 5. Hydraulic shock absorbers fitted to the front. 6. Well base rims - semi-balloon tyres. 7. Pedals nearer the dashboard. 8. Body mounted on subframe. 9. Special front springs with more leaves. 10. Improved carburetter. 11. Exhaust cutout. 12. Louvred bonnet. Our suggestion is that Mr. Robotham will bring this car to Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence accompanied by either RG.{Mr Rowledge} or DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} He could contd :- | ||