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).
Technical specification sheet detailing brakes, steering, suspension, wheels, tyres, and weight.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\5\ scan0091 | |
| Date | 22th January 1942 | |
| -cont'd- -5- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}9/OH.22.1.42. Brakes. Shoe expansion type. Front brakes on road wheels. Rear brakes on propelling unit shafts. Foot control of the Lockheed type, hydraulically operated on all four wheels. Hand control on rear wheels completely independent. Steering. Worm and sector type. All parts fitted with silent block bushes. Front Suspension. Lancia patent independent springing by cylindrical coil springs and hydraulic damping. Rear Suspension. Also by patent independent wheels as follows :- A transversal spring resting on two actuating brackets supports the static weight of the car. Two torsion bars applied to the actuating brackets absorb any difference of load owing not only to road unevenness but also to the great lateral strain when cornering, especially at high speed. Wheels. Disc Michelin. 140 x 40. Tyres. Michelin 14 x 40 "Stop" or 140 x 40 " Real Low Pressure" Pressure. Standard Saloon: "Stop" 26 lbs " Low Pressure 22 lbs. Weight. cwts qr lbs. Front 8 3 21 Rear 9 0 0 Total 17 3 21 --continued-- | ||