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).
Request to create an experimental pedal to move the chassis lubricating pump to accommodate a G.E.C. radio set.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 63\2\ scan0123 | |
| Date | 8th October 1935 | |
| RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. 86183. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.10/MA.8.10.35. In order to accomodate the G.E.C. radio set on 6.B.IV it will be necessary to move the chassis lubricating pump pedal to the right about 2½". Will you please arrange for an experimental pedal to be made for this particular job which could be suitably cranked to avoid fouling the set. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. | ||