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).
Fitting of an Autovac with a loose float to car 10-EX.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 40\4\ Scan251 | |
| Date | 27th April 1927 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X3579 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/LG27.4.27. We have an Autovac with a loose float which gives better petrol supply and we wish to fit it on 10-EX. In order to get the benfit of the loose float a distance piece should be fitted round the top of the Autovac so that until it just clears the bonnet no more. AJL. will supply the Autovac when you are ready for it - it is at present on another car. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||