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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).
Specification sheet detailing the design and materials for a vehicle's interior components and fittings.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 117\4\  scan0267
Date  28th February 1944 guessed
  
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9) Seats.
Front Seats to be of Rolls-Royce design ex. Lace Webb, and to slide on approved fittings of "Leveroll" type.
Sliding fittings to have lever operation fitted to the inside slides in both cases.
Rear Seats to be of Lace Webb special weave.
Spring resilience to be approved in conjunction with Lace Webb.
Backrest fitted with flush fitting folding centre armrest. Side armrests to the rear seat covered with moulded rubberised hair etc.

10) Trimming.
Front and rear seats to be trimmed in "Celestra" leather to pattern No. C.L.2177 ex. Connolly.
Headcloth to pattern No. A.4413 ex. Ernest Turner.
Carpet to pattern No. A.4328 ex. Ernest Turner.
Rubberised felt underlays to all floor carpets.
Doors to be trimmed in Rexine to match leather and on 3/32" black millboard pads, fastened to doors with concealed spring clips. Bottoms of doors, body sills, heelboard and bottom of front seat backs to be trimmed in carpet.
Inside of scuttle sides fitted with Rexine covered millboard pads.
Concealed backlight blind in silk and manually operated by concealed cords on a spring barrel. Cords to pass through tubes for all bends and corners. Finger pull operation emerging from the inside of the cantrail against the driver's seat.

11) Backlight.
To be "Triplex" toughened plate and cambered to the lateral body contour.

12) Ventilation.
In addition to the Door "No Draught" ventilators it is desirable to have a top scuttle ventilator of the "Spinney" type, Rolls-Royce to either design or approve design.

13) Floors.
To Rolls-Royce drawing for heights etc. and to manufacturer's design with approval by Rolls-Royce, Ltd.

14) Instrument Board.
To be designed by Rolls-Royce, Ltd.

15) Body Mounting.
Body to be solidly bolted to Chassis Dash Plate.
Bolted to chassis brackets with "Floatex" bushes to Rolls-Royce approved design.
Steering Column supported with Rolls-Royce scissor pattern brackets bolted to the scuttle framing.

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