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).
Meeting notes discussing design and production details for various vehicle components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\1\ scan0096 | |
| Date | 16th March 1940 | |
| -7- Em.5/MH.{M. Huckerby}16.3.40. REAR AXLE - Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} It was pointed out that RH.{R. Hollingworth} should machine the tubes for these cars so that we could test the thin section, but that on production the tubes would be made out of thinner material so that the cost would not be affected. REAR BRAKES. The shoe steady is up to EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} REAR BRAKE EQUALISER. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} is looking into the question of reducing the cost of the walking stick support. HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDER. It was agreed that details were required for a bracket to carry pipe line, and that EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} was going to tell HH. that to detail. FRONT BRAKES. HH. should detail the final back plate which FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} said would be about 1/10th. thick and would machine down to about 80 thou. GEARBOX. It was agreed that a standard B.V. box would be fitted until the final rationalised box was available. Standard size lever mechanism will be used on standard box. Any old type standard B.V. box should have crowded rollers fitted where necessary. EXHAUST SYSTEM. In hand. RADIATOR. RH.{R. Hollingworth} has put up some suggested modifications to Design, which EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} is incorporating in the detail. STARTING HANDLE. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} has this in hand. | ||