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).
And sketch proposing a solution for gas and hot air leaks through the floorboards and gate mechanism.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\O\January1926-March1926\ Scan162 | |
| Date | 24th March 1926 | |
| TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM AJS. Copy to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} " LHS.{Lord Herbert Scott} " DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} ORIGINAL AJS1/M24.3.26. Handwritten: X5500 Y3908 Handwritten: X5310 GAS LEAKS THROUGH INDIA FLOORBOARDS. We understand that you have again taken up the matter of hot air leakage into the body through/gate mechanism and we have discussed the matter with DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from the point of view of what can be done in the coachwork, and suggest that as far as the gearbox mechanism is concerned we can add to the gate quadrant a palm as indicated in the sketch hereunder, which we think should in conjunction with the bottom rail of the body, eliminate the gas leakage trouble. Handwritten: EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} is DEALING WITH THE MUD & DUST PROBLEM. AJS. Text from sketch: MINIMUM SPACE TO PASS CHANGE QUADRANT. GATE BODY RAIL. This INDICATES TOP OF FRAME 1.900 .200 2.750 2.750 Illegible stamp, possibly 'RECEIVED', with signature 'AJS' over it. | ||