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).
Seeking clarification on overlapping special chassis designs, specifically EAC.14 and EAC.10.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 26\5\ Scan106 | |
| Date | 9th December 1927 | |
| X3806 H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} C. HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} BY/SS.{S. Smith} [struck through] BYG/G.9.12.27. With reference to the designs for special chassis which are going through at the present moment, I feel that this whole issue has got into a very considerable tangle, and in order that no misunderstandings may arise from our selecting from the designs available wrongly, it is very desirable indeed that you should give us a lead from WW. by specifying definitely what you expect to obtain in the following two chassis :- 1. The super or improved EAC.14. 2. EAC.10. The two designs overlap considerably. Some designs have EAC.10 only on, which apparently could be used for EAC.14 and vice versa. The position at Derby is that we have cleared up the following chassis :- (A). The first EAC.14 Sports Car, which is practically ready. (B). The improved production chassis for 10,000 miles running in France as defined by R.{Sir Henry Royce} in his memo R4/M21.11.27. The whole question is of course very much involved at the moment owing to the fact that we have the following designs going through :- (a) Bijur lubrication for standard chassis. (b) Bijur lubrication for production chassis for test. (c) Bijur lubrication for EAC.10. In this connection some cars, notably the first two types referred to have to be produced without the Bijur lubrication, as there is no chance of it being fitted. This means that we are involved in a tremendous amount of overlapping, so that any information you can give us clearly defining the two chassis I have referred to will help to clear matters up. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} By [handwritten initials] | ||