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).
Pedal adjustment, floorboards, the Peregrine engine, and the necessity of a cooling fan for a sporting model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 178\3\ img186 | |
| Date | 30th May 1932 guessed | |
| (F) action, provided we adopt Mr. Hardy's suggestion of automatic adjustment of the pedal when it gets too near the floorboards. It is now felt by many of our staff that a vacuum servo is not good, my original objection of failure by engine stoppage having been found to be a real fault. I would like to point out here that the floorboards or the floor plates, especially in this sporting model, should be of metal, and well fastened down, so that we can make their position reliable. If not, our automatic adjustment, and other features, might become impossible, or dangerous. I shall be expecting to receive from R.{Sir Henry Royce} a cross section of the Peregrine engine, with its damper and blower. Someone has to settle as to whether this model will have to have a fan. I believe Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, and a few more, do not, but my own impression is that it is desirable if the drive is convenient. We have however our special valve in connection with the radiator cap for preventing loss of water by spilling. This also considerably reduces the loss of water generally, that a considerable amount of boiling does not leave one short of water. Naturally the fan is not needed any other time than crawling town work. At any high speeds it would be objectionable. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||