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 observations on competitor automobile design trends, including features on aerials, jacks, body dimensions, and convertible tops.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\3\ scan0067 | |
| Date | 3rd February 1940 | |
| -4- (26) Overhead radio aerials are coming in owing to the dis-appearance of running boards. (27) Buick's have a jack which is applied to the outside of the wheel by means of a lug on top of the jack which fits into the rim. (28) Bodies generally are wider, lower and more rigid. (29) Concealed hinges are becoming more popular. (30) Packard convertible coupes have power operated tops. (31) Box sections are coming in for side wheels and roof rails. FM. | ||