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).
Blueprint with design suggestions for a car's rear end, including seating ergonomics and spare wheel placement.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\4\ Scan013 | |
| Date | 3rd June 1930 | |
| REAR END SUGGESTIONS. PT II 1/8 SCALE SWEPT-DOWN REAR CROSSMEMBER TO PERMIT SHIFTING SPARE WHEEL BACK 4" SEATED FIGURE CORRESPONDS TO BACK LINE C-C 34.5 BECK 31.5 EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} ASSUMED "BELT LINE" 27.0 APP 4.0 EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 6.5 BECK 48.0 TO HEEL 26.0 LINE OF N.S.CH. 3070 15.0 6.0 CUSHION 20.5 EXTRA LONG 4.5 1.5 LOWER SEAT SUBFRAME TANK 12 x 18 1/2 x 32 25 IMP. GALS. 30 U.S. GALS. 1.750 RISER SWEPT DOWN CROSSMEMBER 3.0 EXTRA LONG? BACK LINE OF BREWSTER DWG 16981. APPROX. MAX. ROADSTER LINE 24.0 BACK OF AXLE VENT PRESENT SPARE WHEEL CENTRE. A FRAME FOR SPARE WHEEL SUPPORT. POSSIBLY MADE OF FLAT OVAL TUBE 10.0 TO GROUND 5.0 D NOTICE. LINE OF ENT. NOOM 5 JUL 1930 Ox JUNE 3 / 30. | ||