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 standard and upcoming vehicle features, with a note on future gearbox adoption.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\3\ Scan264 | |
| Date | 7th April 1930 guessed | |
| -3- Fuel pump feed. Non shatterable glass as standard. Easy-shift gearboxes. Two silent speeds. Coming { Automatic carburation control (Cadillac) { Automatic tappet adjustment (Cadillac) { Visible oil gauge (Franklin) { Full automatic ignition control. { Full automatic lubrication. We have adopted the first 1/6 of these items and it seems reasonable to suppose that we shall have to adopt some form of easy-changing silent box in order to meet the new standards of acceleration. Oy. | ||