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).
Blank Maybach-Motorenbau G.m.b.H. vehicle specification and gearbox questionnaire.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\2\ scan0093 | |
| Date | 5th March 1931 guessed | |
| M A Y B A C H - M O T O R E N B A U G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} b. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Date ............................... Name of Firm ............................... Passenger Car Type ............................... Omnibus Type ............................... Truck Type ............................... Weight of car unloaded ...................kg Weight of car fully loaded ...................kg Right or left hand drive ............................... Required max. speed ................... km. p.h. H.P. of engine ...... at ...... r.{Sir Henry Royce} p. m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Cylinder capacity ............................... Max. torque ......... mkg at ...... r.p.m. Max. revolutions ............................... Actual gear ratios of the present change speed gear: 1st speed ................. 2nd speed ................. 3rd speed ................. 4th speed ................. Rear axle ratio: with normal gearbox ................. with Maybach gearbox ................. Size of tyres (circumference) ............................... + Speedometer speed ............................... Particulars sent in ............................... Total rear end ratio required: ................. Our proposition: Maybach Gearbox type ............................... 4th speed direct ................. 4th speed over-geared ... fitted to engine ............................... gearbox suspended in frame ............................... installation in the drive shaft housing ............................... Remarks: .................................................... + The speedometer speed indicates the revolutions of the speedometer shaft while the vehicle is moving along one meter. | ||