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).
Chassis flexibility and proposed modifications to a panel joint to prevent cracking.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 178\3\ img115 | |
| Date | 16th March 1932 guessed | |
| (2) We were unable to ascertain whether the scuttle isola-tion bolts has been abnormally tightened, this would accentuate the distortion of the screen and scuttle. We feel that it would be a wise policy for us to discover for our own information to what extent we have increased the torsional flexibility of the chassis by the use of diamond engine mounting. If we find it is greatly increased it may be serious, but so far I see no conclusive evidence from the car in question. At the same time I would like to know very much what the negative value of the chassis is for fear future trouble occurs. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} [Handwritten Annotations on Drawing] SUNSHINE ROOF SUGGESTED JOINT IN PANEL AT PLACE WHERE CRACK OCCURRED ALTERNATIVELY A JOINT COULD BE MADE HERE | ||