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 specifications for various car body components and features, page 2.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\2\ scan0268 | |
| Date | 28th February 1938 guessed | |
| -2- (5) Fisher type Pivoting Windows, to be fitted to the front doors only. (6) Rear Blind to be slip-over type with manual control from the driver's seat. (7) Armrest - adjustable to nearside front door. (8) Sun Visors to be of the Rover type. (9) Screen Wiper - Lucas - (Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} to supply). (10) Front Pillars to be of the new thin construction if these are thought to be satisfactory on this body. (11) Defroster Ducts in screen rail to be provided as specified. We would point out that the coupling tube for the intake should be on the nearside. (12) Top Scuttle Ventilator to be screw operated as the handle fouls the wireless set. Ventilator to have no tray and a watertight lid{A. J. Lidsey} when closed. It was suggested that quotations for these fittings supplied in quantities be obtained. (13) Luggage Boot. The boot floor to be lowered 1.500" it being assumed that there will be no gauge fittings on the petrol tank. The opening to be increased 2" at the top by having the inside of the lid{A. J. Lidsey} flat only for 2/3 of its length. The lid{A. J. Lidsey} to open only to just give the legal visibility to the rear number plate. (To be seen by the average man standing ten feet behind the back of the car). The lid{A. J. Lidsey} to be held open by quadrants. A scheme to be devised to obviate the loss of opening to the boot by the thick top rail and water seal, and following American design. Boot to be lined with carpet, and lid{A. J. Lidsey} to be covered with rubber, or rubber strips in metal channels. To be decided on seeing proposals to be submitted. Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} | ||