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).
Specification details for a car's interior and exterior components.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\1\ scan0152 | |
Date | 12th October 1938 guessed | |
-2- Luggage Boot. Capacity to be at maximum with no plywood casings, to enable golf clubs to be carried. Rear lid{A. J. Lidsey} to be of the cantilever type to carry luggage on occasions, but every effort to be made to reduce the weight of the lid.{A. J. Lidsey} Central handle operating boot locks. Luggage space to be dust proof and water proof when closed. Front Seats. Cushions and squab to dimensions given for 1.B.50. Anatomical cushion and squab to separate sliding bucket seats. Base of seat to be high as drawn on PD.277 for 3.B.5. to give toe room to the rear and clearance for the battery. Rear Seats. Cushion and squab to dimensions given for 1.B.50. Folding central arm-rests and fixed side armrests. Ventilation. Side scuttle ventilator on offside with duct to lead air up to interior of scuttle at top, for details see Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} Mead-McLean window ventilators to front doors with built-in fixings. Front edge to be approx. ½" back to avoid wind noise. Screen Wiper and Screen Rail. Dual Lucas. Every effort to be made to keep the base of the screen low to enhance the visibility. Ducts to be provided for screen defroster. Recessed map reading lamp. Instrument Board. As set out on DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}1946 and illuminated by means of a lamp provided with the chassis on the steering column. Back Light. Triplex toughened 3/16" fitted with concealed blind operated from the driver's seat. Direction Indicators. Concealed and centre pillars and operated by a time controlled switch on the scuttle rail. | ||