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).
Design comparison for a car's rear, showing two different spare wheel and luggage carrier arrangements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\4\ scan0160 | |
| Date | 8th December 1921 | |
| N' SCH 995. Fig: 1. FIG 2 R-4721 OR 4724 FIG 2. SHEWS A CAR WITH THE SPARE WHEEL BEHIND THE LAST CROSS TUBE, AS NOW DESIGNED. FIG.1. SHEWS THE SAME CAR FITTED WITH A 'D' SHAPED TANK BETWEEN THE SIDE CHANNELS & RUNNING FLUSH WITH THEIR TOP FLANGE, ITSELF FORMING AN APRON. THIS TANK ALLOWS THE WHEEL TO BE IN FRONT OF THE CROSS TUBE. A LUGGAGE CARRIER OF SPECIAL DESIGN IS SHEWN WHICH FOLDS UP IN SUCH A WAY AS TO NOT COVER THE NUMBER PLATE OR MAKE THE PUTTING IN PLACE OF GOSHAWK II . THE SPARE WHEEL TOO DIFFICULT. ALSO WHEN LUGGAGE IS ON THE GRID THE NUMBER PLATE IS NOT OBSCURED. | ||