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).
Status report on the design position of various Wraith chassis components.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\3\ Scan045 | |
Date | 7th January 1935 guessed | |
(6) ITEM DESIGN POSITION. WRAITH CHASSIS-CONTINUED. Water Temperature regulator. In hand. Oil level indicator. In hand. Single piston double downdraught carburetter. Completed. Gearbox:- modifications to reduce cost of manufacture. In hand. Servo. Completed. Rear axle tubes and driving shafts. In hand. Steering and front seat positions. In hand. Investigation of cam and tappet geometry. Completed. Valve and tappet springs. Completed. Layout of frame, transmission and springs. Completed. Rear wheel arches. Completed. Contact breaker cam. Completed. Bottom half crankcase. In hand. Oil gallery pipe, crankcase webs and joint face. In hand. Dynamo cradle. In hand. Stressing of valve gear. Completed. | ||