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 new parts fitted to a car scheduled for a 10,000-mile run, with remarks on their performance or purpose.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 78\2\ scan0208 | |
| Date | 16th January 1920 guessed | |
| X.3461B Extract from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG5.1.20. X.3743. Re CAR TO RUN 10,000 MILES. X.3647. This car will leave here on Wednesday. It is fitted with the following new parts - New parts fitted. Remarks. 1. Michelin Disc Wheels. - front and rear. X.3482. These wheels have centre point steering. The steering feels unstable; we may be able to have more lean on the pivots with advantage. 2. New type rear shock absorbers, with all latest modifications. X.3461.b. Set to 75 lbs. load on the maximum stage. 3. Gleason Skew Bevels. X.3612. Axle not very good to silence. We feel we have upset it by dismantling it ot fit oil retaining baffles. 4. Oil retaining baffles in axle. X.3532. To prevent oil getting on to the rear brakes. 5. Oil retaining ring solid with clutch ring. X.3657. This does away with the loose aluminium ring. 6. New clutch operating lever. X.3657. To improve operating mechanism. H.R. 235 A (100 T) (ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} S.F.) 816 (G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 8-19) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2460 | ||