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).
Various luggage grid designs and weights with coachbuilder Hooper's.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\4\ scan0214 | |
| Date | 30th May 1934 | |
| - 2 - a grid with arms of hollow rectangular section and a number of these have been supplied to us and to their own customers. 4. When on 15th January last Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} was at Hooper's Works telling them how to modify the body to suit the Experimental Department he expressed the opinion that the standard luggage Container built into the body would not be large enough to accommodate the luggage which would be carried when the car was in France and that consequently an auxiliary luggage grid would be necessary. He has shown a sample of the grid supplied in such circumstances i.e., a grid with hollow rectangular arms. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} explained the grid must be stout enough to carry a fair amount of luggage over bad roads at high speeds without giving trouble. He suggested the sample he saw might not prove to be strong enough and that as risks could not be taken asked Hoopers to make up for the experimental car a special grid having strengthened arms. Hoopers decided the arms should be of solid metal. 5. The usual grid with hollow rectangular arms made up by Hoopers weighs 23 lbs. or 2 lbs. more than the standard R-R grid. To supplement the grid, which, because of its design is suitable for supporting only long cases like a cabin trunk. Hoopers offer a detachable platform which fits between the two arms of the grid and enables small articles to be carried. This platform weighs 10½ lbs. When it is supplied with hollow rectangular arms the complete outfit weighs 33½ lbs. or 12½ lbs. more than the standard R-R grid. One of these platforms was supplied with the special grid having solid arms made up for the body supplied to the Experimental Department. The solid arms weigh about 28½ lbs. or 7½ lbs. more than the standard R-R grid. The detachable platform added 10½ lbs. so that the total weight of the special grid sent to W. is about 39 lbs. It should be explained that the platform need not of necessity be carried, and the intention is that it should be left in the Garage at such times as it is not wanted. 6. On 9th March 1934 two months after Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} had asked Hoopers to produce for the Experimental Department a grid with specially strengthened arms Hoopers heard of the first case of trouble with a grid having | ||