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).
Departmental memo suggesting standard fitments for car chassis, including a tyre pump, dynamo, lifting jack, and oil syringe.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149\5\ scan0001 | |
| Date | 17th November 1911 | |
| R.R. 476 (50H) (X 131. 7.10.11) E.P. 199. Handwritten top center: X.993 ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, 14-15, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, W. TELEGRAMS: "ROLHEADRolls-Royce telegram address," LONDON. TELEPHONES: 1654, 1655, 1656 GERRARD. Handwritten top right: 87.2 Ref: H03/TB171111 DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. This column is for Name of Person addressed.: Mr Johnson DATE.: 17/11/11 Notes on Cars. Handwritten note (left): Mr Barrington In Field. to please consider I venture to suggest the following:- 1. A mechanical tyre pump should be fitted as standard to our chassis. Probably a pump of the type fitted on the gear box for petrol pressure could be adapted. 2. Dynamos are more in demand and, in my opinion we shall have to make standard provision for carrying a dynamo and for driving it. This would avoid the dynamo makers and agents meddling with our chassis. 3. A lifting Jack should be included with each chassis and brackets fitted [handwritten insertion: to carry it] in the chassis, say under floorboards alongside gearbox on near side. Thus every chassis would have a proper jack, and the jack would have a proper place. 4. The oil syringe should be carried on bracket fitted as standard, say near carburettor on off side of engine. H.O. Handwritten left margin: X1356 This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||