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).
Disadvantages of a suggested design, specifically regarding weight, space, and the problems of 'total isolation' in car bodies.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 53\4\ Scan169 | |
| Date | 7th March 1928 | |
| To Pt. from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} c. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} c. to CWB. c. to Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} +4613 X4613 X8990 X758 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn{Mr Robinson}2/LG7.3.28. With reference to Ptl/FM18.1.28. We think your suggestion is interesting - its main disadvantages are :- (1) Increased weight of two dash boards is rather a serious item. (2) Loss of body space which we can hardly afford. We think that louvred bonnets, good fitting floorboards and intelligent scuttle ventilation will deal with the over-heating problem. With regard to scuttle jellying, bonnet rattles etc. we are firmly convinced that these troubles are largely the product of total isolation. Every time we experimentally test a car with total isolation we get into trouble, if we convert it into semi-isolation by putting rubber between the dash and armature we overcome these troubles. In our experience semi-isolation, if properly carried out, actually improves the life of bodies. At the moment we are conducting a campaign against total isolation. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||