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).
Chassis modifications and drawings for the Continental Touring 20/25 model.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\V\October1930-February1931\ Scan251 | |
| Date | 27th January 1931 | |
| [STAMP: ORIGINAL] FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EVL/M27.1.31. C. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} CX.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} CONTINENTAL TOURING 20/25. x57-0 We send herewith N. schs. 3198/99. & 3200., shewing details of the F.{Mr Friese} type column and pedals for the 20/25. which are needed to produce the chassis for the proposed continental touring 20/25. We had hoped to post these to you on Sat. but we have been delayed due to our being unable to find prints of arrangements of the controls and pedals for the present chassis. Could you see that we get prints of these please. Although there are 3 drawings there is very little work to be done, in fact, an E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} chassis could be quickly changed to an F.{Mr Friese} type. N. SCH. 3199. The dash is a standard E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} type and a new support bracket is shewn for the column which will be used on Japan 3. The column is an E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} type merely rocked down. N. SCH. 3120. The brake pedal plate is slightly modified and the accelerator pedal stem has a different set, otherwise the pedals are E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} type. The control shaft on the dash is modified and the Zenith filter bracket lengthened. N. SCH. 3198. This shews a layout of the driving position and illustrates the clearances for a wide foot on the brake pedal. The side levers are E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} type but the brake lever is set in as on N. sch. 3124. for P. 2. We believe you have already fitted such levers to 18-C-4. The other features needed on the chassis are: (1) Stiffer springs lowering the car. We have asked RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} to tell us what he would recommend some while ago. He did the same for us on 26-EX. with good results. (2) Hartford dampers front and rear. We believe you have had occasion to fit these already. If not we would be glad if you would set them out and send us prints of the schemes. (3) We would like to use the dummy hub vertical rear wheel carriers on these cars, full particulars of which you have already, and which are to be used on Japan 3. In conversation with SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} he agreed to the idea provide Works found no difficulty and that the expense was no greater. The advantages to be gained would be: (a) We have in the alternative case to use the special vertical wheel carrier of the shoe type with the wheel looking the wrong way. We got coachbuilders to modify this at our expense. The result is not an RR. job (b) One or two spare wheels can be fitted and a grid added if needed behind the single wheel. (4) The bonnet should be louvred and have sheathed side hinges. In order not to delay Japan 3. we have done as much as possible of this work out of normal hours. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||