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).
Observations on vehicle design trends, including integrated luggage/spare wheel carriers and types of joints used.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\S\September1928-October1928\ Scan166 | |
| Date | 16th October 1928 guessed | |
| contd :- -7- It will doubtless develop into a vehicle more suited to the requirements of the average citizen when its present pressing need for advertisement has subsided. OTHER DETAILS. (1) We noted that there is a tendency to make the rear of luggage boxes into spare wheel carriers. The wheels are then only swung down instead of being removed to give access to the luggage. We attach an illustration of the Coquille luggage trunk. (2) Silent block rubbers are being used in shackless and universal joints. (3) The ball joints on the small Alfa Romeo steering connections etc. are very neat and apparently are run without covers of any description. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Fm. | ||