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).
Specification sheet detailing modifications to petrol tanks, pumps, pedals, dashbrackets, lubrication, and shock dampers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\1\ scan0030 | |
| Date | 31th August 1935 | |
| -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}1/KW.31.8.35. Petrol Tank, Piping & Pumps. Petrol reserve warning light, delete tap and reserve pipe line. Fuel pump to have non-inductively wound coils, German zinc material diaphragms, bakelite valves, deletion of valve springs. (Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Bwg.{J. C. Bowring} will supply this unit). Petrol pump and filter to be fitted up in accordance with LeC.4670. This scheme should be finished this week. Petrol tank will require anti-surge baffle for tank unit float. Tank to be lightened type to LeC.4520/1. Pedals. Strengthened type Cantilever pedals, to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1923/4/5, modified to N.Sch.4156 and Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}1/KW.17.4.35. Operating lever Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1872. Dashbrackets & Footboards. Dashboard in magnesium, FB.920. Metal, rubber covered, to suit isolated change speed mechanism to LeC.4484. Bijur lubrication. All Bijur junctions in hot brass pressings. Present standard made of cast-iron have given trouble in several instances by fracturing. Shock Dampers. Valve dampers F.60628. These are standard 25 HP, and save 9 ozs. weight. | ||