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).
Specifications document for coachwork, detailing floors, accessories, weight, delivery, and supplied drawings.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\1\ B001_104 Body-page12 | |
Date | 28th April 1932 guessed | |
(2) FLOORS. board, lin-rubber and "staybright" edging. Rear floor to be in four sections with a fixed centre tunnel over the propellor shaft between the heelboard and the body crossmember. The front floor to be supplied only so far forward of the front seats as is necessary to enable the sliding seat mechanism to be mounted. All loose boards to be edged to make them gastight and held down with recessed handscrews. Floors to be covered with thin sponge rubber. INSTRUMENT BOARD. To be cut to shape given by ourselves, holes for instruments made and the board mounted and polished. We shall fit the instruments. SCUTTLE ISOLATION. To be modelled on the lines of N.Sch.3438. for the 25.HP. with wide frame. TOOLS. Road tools under the bonnet. Other tools in the space behind the rear heelboard, and in a well in the floor under the front seat. BODY ACCESSORIES. Two interior lamps in the rear and two interior switches. Recessed lamp under the scuttle rail with its own switch. Ash-tray companions recessed into the rear quarters and an ashtray in the scuttle rail. Hidden control to the blind of the rear window. Built in ventilation louvres to all doors of Triplex. Bosch Direction Indicators in rear quarters. WEIGHT. The weight of the whole of the coachwork supplied by Messrs Park Ward & Co. must not exceed 8cwts. DELIVERY. The coachwork to be ready for delivery to our lorry on approx. five weeks from the date of the official order. Sufficient paint and filler to be supplied to enable us to paint the aprons, the bonnet and the chassis in Derby. DRAWINGS SUPPLIED. Four Door Saloon. I/16th. Scale. N.Sch.3462. Layout of Four Door Saloon. I/4.Scale. N.Sch. 3465. Details of finish and upholstery to follow. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||