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).
The problems of standardising bonnet length for 'C', 'E', and 'F' type steering configurations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179b\1\ img098 | |
| Date | 5th October 1932 | |
| FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} ORIGINAL DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/A5.10.32. C. to. SS.{S. Smith} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} CX.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} HB.{C. E. Harcombe} X7260. P. 2. - BONNET. There is little doubt that the 6" longer bonnet which we have standardised is too long for 'C' steering, and causes a violent kink in the scuttle. It is satisfactory for 'E' and 'F'. We are just wondering whether it would cause serious inconvenience at the Works, or excessive increase in manufacturing costs, if we had the present bonnet 6" longer than the old standard for 'E' and 'F', and one only 4" longer for 'C' steering. The bonnets would still be interchangeable in that the shorter bonnet would be merely a portion of the other. We have discussed this with Sales and promised to make this enquiry. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||