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).
Specifications for body brackets, step-irons, and side levers for the 'India 3' model.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\S\2April1928-June1928\ Scan150 | |
| Date | 26th June 1928 | |
| to EH. from Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} IS. HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ORIGINAL SECRET INDIA. EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}4/26.6.28. X5390 X5830 RE BODY BRACKETS: STEP-IRONS & SIDE LEVERS. INDIA 3. We send herewith N.Sch.2620. shewing the body brackets, step iron and side levers for India 3. The rear wheel as shewn and other features which you may have already have been shewn here to enable the coachbuilders to build the first body. SIDE LEVERS. These are of the subframe type see G.52558. The gear stick is the present standard length and has the present position relative to the dash. The brake lever is 22.500ins. long and is thickened to .312ins. as already instructed. From the centre line of the car the knob is 19ins. The gear knob is placed to suit. The floor-boards should be made gastight as already instructed for standard mounting of bodies. We have yet to deal with the same problem on subframe cars. BODY BRACKETS. These are all existing pieces. The forward one has modified bolting to suit the cross-member. The forward bracket at use on the off-side at present will not be needed. N.Sch.2637. already sent to you shows the bracket at the end of the battery cross-member. STEP-IRONS. We shew the positions of the step-irons. These will be made from existing pressings in the case of all those aft of the dash. the one for'd of the dash will be dealt with inconnection with the wheel carrier. For the first car there is no side carrier so there is no urgency for this. Details of the other step brackets will follow in a day or so. The rear wheel as shewn is that we wish to use for the first car. Most of the pieces already instructed will be used. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||