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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).
Construction and materials of a vehicle's body, floor, roof, pillars, and doors.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 21\6\  Scan200
Date  28th February 1935
  
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The only other opening in the floor is to the battery. There are no other means of access to the chassis for inspection of rear axle, etc.

The whole of the body panelling and floor is lined with felt 5/16" thick. The back of the dashboard is first lined with felt .75" thick, backed by 2 layers of corrugated cardboard, and the whole covered by a sheet of compressed cardboard varnished on the outside. This is bolted through the dash at numerous points.

The roof is of leather cloth with felt lining and wooden lathes, and is fitted with a sunshine roof, the front opening of which is 12 inches from the windscreen.

The line of the body front is of large radius, somewhat after the Cadillac style. This body is very good for absence of wind noises.

The centre pillars are lined with wood, to which the upholstery is secured. The scuttle is well strengthened with channel steel and a pressed steel instrument board is used. There is no metal tray under the scuttle for draining water from the ventilator, the edges of the ventilator are used to make a seal.

Doors.

These are steel pressings back and front with door upholstery held in position with spring clips. The door panels are lined with felt and have a strip of bowed steel two inches wide in pressure on the felt and panel to prevent drumming.

External steel hinges are used with steel hinge pins, the hinges being bolted in position.

Adjustable door catches are used, and a single dovetail door stop is fitted to each door. The door striker plates and dovetail are adjustable.

The window handles are pressed on and held in position by pins, the latter covered by spring loaded collars.
  
  


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