Status report on various chassis components for experimental and production vehicles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\3\ scan0037 | |
| Date | 27th January 1939 | |
| - 4 - BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /NS. {Norman Scott} 1/G.27.1.39. Sec.No. | Title. | LOP.No. | 1st. 50 Exp. Production Chassis. | 250 Production Chassis. | Wraith Type Gearbox. ---|---|---|---|---|--- 7166 | Front Stabiliser | FB.3999 6.1.39. | Connecting Links and bottom bracket held up. Roll rod S/SLV. | As finally decided for 50 sets except for Roll Rod. Roll Rod to be BESA. S76. if satisfactory on 9.B.5. | No change. 7400 | Spanners & Tools. | | Not yet decided. | | No change. 7420 | Spares. | | Not yet decided. | | No change. 7430 | Side Spare Wheel Carrier. | FB.4398 14.12.38. | To LOP. | To LOP. if satisfactory on 9.B.5. | No change. 6000 | Flywheel & Clutch. | | 10" Long Clutch. Flexible flywheel to Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /NRC. {N. R. Chandler} 15/JH.13.1.39. | 10" Long Clutch. Revised Flexible flywheel to reduced cost, not yet designed. | No change. 6030 | Gearbox & Acc. Gear. | | Type of Gear box not decided. | | 6035 | Speedometer Drive. | | | | 6040 | 1st. & 3rd Mot.Shaft. | | | | 6045 | Servo Drive. | | | | | ||
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).