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List of special parts and modifications fitted to a specific car.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 180\M1\2\  img003
Date  1st May 1922
  
Hy. {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} fru Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
c. to RF.
c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
c. to Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
7GI Special features
ORIGINAL
Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1/LGL1.5.22.
7-COSHANK-11. Y4026
The special parts fitted to this car are as follows:-
1. R-W Wire Wheels.
2. Damping Ring fitted to brake drums.
3. Woodhead design of springs - all round.
4. Rear shock absorbers single stage - 6 lbs.
5. Oil Pump fitted with fellows cut gears.
6. Rocker arms - rollers given extra clearance.
7. Stronger rotor for high tension distributor. *
8. Wefco Gaiters to springs and shackles.
9. Clutch springs - 120 lbs.
10. Special washers to bolts holding undershield.
Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  
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).


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