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).
Departmental memo concerning compliance with Austrian motor regulations on several key vehicle components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\1\ scan0016 | |
| Date | 19th November 1912 | |
| R.R. 476 (100 H) (LL 27. 27.7.12.) ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, 14-15, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, W. DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. TELEGRAMS: "ROLHEADRolls-Royce telegram address REG." LONDON. TELEPHONES: 1654, 1655, 1656 GERRARD. VIENNA. This column is for Name of Person addressed. C. Johnson Esq., Paris. DATE. 19/11/12. Subject: Austrian Motor Regulations. [Handwritten in left margin] X677 [Marginal notes] SPRAGS. SETTING CAR IN MOTION. POSITION OF PETROL TANK. PETROL TANK OPENING. Dear Sir, In reply to your letter of the 16th. inst., I have made further enquiries on the points raised by Mr. Barrington and find that none of the four regulations referred to are strictly adhered to. As Mr. Barrington notes, this regulation says that every car must be fitted with a brake which works when the car is running backwards or with some form of sprag. The German regulation adds "in case the brake fails" but this clause does not appear in the Austrian regulations. I am informed that a reliable brake is sufficient. No locks are necessary. This regulation generally refers to a removable switch key but the unusual fitting of the ignition button on the R.R. cars suffices. The application of the hand brake, when the car is left standing, is generally regarded as sufficient by motorists to keep within the regulations. It is usual for the cars here to have their tanks fitted well under the body, or at least forward of the rear shackles and springs. Touring cars, having their tanks fitted in an exposed position, have strips of wood fitted half way round the tank but this is not enforced by the authorities, as long as the tank is sufficiently strong and able to withstand the shock from a collision in the rear of the car. A tightly fitting and reliable cap is all that is required, the only condition being that the heat from the engine, sun's rays, etc should not be able to penetrate through the cap to the petrol. A copy of this letter has been sent to Mr. Barrington. Yours faithfully, Frank H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Mackintosh This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||