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).
Proposal to modify the side brake lever on the 20/25 'T' Series chassis to increase clearance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 6\5\ 05-page62 | |
| Date | 19th May 1931 | |
| X582 BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/19.5.31. C. to SO. WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} C. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} CX.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} 20/25 - SIDE LEVERS. SECOND HALF OF 'T' SERIES. We would very much like to have on this series the set in brake lever as tried out on 18.G.IV. and which is similar to that on the Continental P. 2. chassis. As you are aware the gear lever is unaltered and the brake lever is unchanged as far as the pieces are concerned, and consists merely of bending the lever in above the gear lever. The advantage of this change is to give greater clearance between the knuckles and the front pillar. Very often, in order to provide this clearance the bodies are wider at the back of the scuttle than a good design would call for to provide this clearance. Especially is this needed with our 33" wide dash, which for the moment we cannot widen, in order to prevent bulbous scuttles. As this change entails no scrapping of material we suggest its incorporation. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||