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 and required changes for various chassis and suspension components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\3\ scan0052 | |
| Date | 3rd June 1940 | |
| -6- Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}10/JH.3.6.40. Section 7000. Frames & Fittings. Frame .080 material. Bent front pan .080 material. High front engine mounting to PL.93. Modified front pan to PL.227. Bundy tubing to rear spring lubrication - design needed. Delete FCD.1360. Otherwise no change. Section 7001. Wing Stays. No change. Section 7008. Front Bumper. Add note Wilmot-Breeden bumper, design of over-rider required. Otherwise no change to PL.70. Section 7030. Rear Springs. Woodhead Toledo Spring 50 x 2. Flexible Bundy tubing coil pipe lubrication - design required. Section 7040. Front axle. Revised Buick type pivots PL.229 to narrow track, low car yoke piece PL.175 in 1% chrome. Pivot in 3½% nickel. Section 7041. Cross Steering Tube Parallel S/M tubes to suit Buick Pivots PL.167. Section 7042. Spring Suspension Mechanism. No change. Section 7043. Front Brakes. Add to suit Buick type pivots. PL.167 and PL.229. Section 7044. Front Hubs. Add to suit Buick type pivots PL.167. Corniche wheels. Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} | ||