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 technical observations and suggested modifications for a vehicle body, including issues with switches, levers, the radiator, and ventilation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\1\ scan0018 | |
| Date | 24th August 1934 | |
| - 3 - continued:- EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/IH.24.8.34. headlamp dipping switch would not allow the front board to go into its correct position, and the petrol tap controlled the second board and would not allow it to go down to the frame. We have filled in the body to match up with these boards and would point out that the carpet on the inside of the scuttle should be carried down the inside of the body runner between it and the edge of the metal board (9) The boss on the base of the side brake lever, which acts as a guide for the racket push rod, fouled the sheet metal body bottomside. In order to mount the body we filed this boss down, as it appeared thicker than it need be. We suggest that it would be possible on future cars to move the bottom of the push rod, the boss and the lever on the torsion shaft in closely towards the side of the lever without interfering with the perfection of the design. (10) We are not certain, but it looked as though there was insufficient clearance between the radiator and the chassis to permit of sufficient relative movement. (11) The angle strip on the base of the radiator to which is attached the bottom of the grill, is too long as drawn. As far as we could see it would be necessary to cut off an amount which would include the uttermost grill fixing, if it is to be made possible to remove the cover on the spring pot for adjustment to the shock absorbers, which we understand was intended. (12) We suggest that when the radiator shell is removed for the purpose of fitting the revised headlamp sockets, we should put on a standard Phantom II radiator filler cap as a dummy. (13) As this body is a Park Ward Stock Enclosed Limousine, we were not able to make any provision for passing cold air from the Spinney ventilator to the cavity at the back of the dash. We suggest that on this car we try the simple scheme of a still air cavity. We have asked the Experimental Department to put sheet metal covers over the holes in the sheet metal shield and we have supplied them with some 1/16" sheet Kautex for making a non-conductive joint washer between the shield and the dash. We have also supplied them with some sheet limpet asbestos steel ?" thick, which they can stick on the inside of the sheet metal shield at the back of the dash. The still air will prevent any conduction of heat between the dash- - 3 - | ||