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).
Listing parts fitted to the 8-EX car and requesting a critique of the engine, steering, and a new spotlight.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\11\ Scan272 | |
| Date | 24th May 1928 | |
| To CWB. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG24.5.28. 8-EX CAR. This car is fitted with the following parts which will become standard on the F.2.B. series. 1. Spare wheel carrier at the rear. 2. Turbulent head - 4 1/4 compression ratio. 3. Rubber engine mounting. 4. Lightened flywheel and clutch. 5. Radiator with integral shutters. 6. Slipper wheel with cotton washers. 7. Steering - 9 1/4 pendulum lever. We should chiefly like you to criticise the engine for power, silence and smoothness, also the steering. We have also fitted to this car a spot light which is wired up to the head lamp switch so that when the head lamps are switched off, the spot light is switched on. We would like your opinion on this because it does offer a simple solution to the dazzle problem. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||