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 parts to be fitted and their current status for experimental car development.
| Identifier | Morton\M11\ img222 | |
| Date | 18th September 1919 | |
| Contd. -2- Parts to be fitted. | Position of Expl: Parts. 8. Steering Arms fitted with ball ends which have straight taper and no shoulder. | Completed in 10 days. 9. High Tension wiring with Alum: tube to distributor. | Drawings completed today. 10. High Tension Rotor with minimum amount of platinum. | Completed in 2 days. 11. Baffles in Rear Axle Tube to prevent oil getting to the Rear Brakes. | Drawings in 2 or 3 days. 12. Improved Pistons. We do not know quite what form this will take but we are certain to have some sort of improved piston we shall wish to run on this car. 13. Alteration to Lubrication of Pistons. 14. Improved Sparking Plugs. | Ready. 15. Castrol Oil in Engine. 16. Thin Oil in Gear Box and Axle. 17. Improved Clutch Brake. | Completed. 18. Improved Float Feed Mechanism. | Completed. We also suggest we make use of this run to revise the Car Instruction Book. That is, we shall go over the Instruction Book and increase the number of hours on most of the parts before it is necessary to lubricate. We will send to Mr. Royce Contd. | ||