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).
Comparing body room measurements between a Lanchester and another vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\7\ 07-page28 | |
| Date | 26th March 1912 | |
| R.R. Wks. 300-4-11. R.C. 433 9.7(a) & (b) Lanchester EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}34/T26813. X441 arp --- Johnson. 26.3.12 RE BODY ROOM OF LANCHESTER In considering the carriage accommodation of the Lanchester compared with R.R. distance from the steering wheel to the backaxle centre which gives the actual amount of room for the driver and passengers within the axles. Measurements taken on 38 H.P. 6 cylinder Lanchester 62.25" Measurements taken on R.R. with A Steering same as Walmsleys 67.5" .P. The above was fitted with a special steering wheel but would give an extra inch to the above measurements. | ||