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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).
List of non-standard modifications for the long wheelbase car, chassis 38-EX.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 91\1\  scan0471
Date  19th January 1937
  
Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
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Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}22/R.19.1.37.
38-EX.
For various reasons this long wheelbase car is not entirely standard, apart from the additional chassis length. Below are the items wherein it differs from the standard specification:-
8" longer wheelbase
Lower geared steering - ball bearing roller follower
Petrol Pump on frame
Welded tube propeller shaft
Flotex body mounting.
Wider facing VM.20 clutch.
Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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