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).
Proposal to fit a rear spare wheel carrier to the 7-EX car for Le Canadel.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\P\October1926-November1926\ Scan143 | |
| Date | 26th November 1926 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BJ. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}✓ c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}✓ c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}✓ ORIGINAL Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/LG26.11.26. 7-EX CAR - FOR LE CANADELHenry Royce's French residence. X8992 XS400 We propose fitting a spare wheel carrier at the rear of this car and the modified luggage grid. In the time available, it will be impossible for us to get the pressings for the frame extensions. We therefore propose building this up with the welded plate. We are confident that we can make a good job this way; most of the subframes which are fitted to the cars were made in this manner. When we have the wheel at the back, are we to cancel both of the side carriers, or do you wish to still retain the one on the near-side? We suggest that it would be useful experience to run the car with only one spare wheel and one spare inner tube. We could arrange that Dodd carried another spare tyre complete which would be kept in the garage for the car. We should like to know as early as possible what you would like us to do because there will be a certain amount of patching to be done on the running boards and booting, when we removed the side spare wheel carriers. We should also like to know the date on which you require 7-EX car to meet you at Toulon. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||