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 vehicle specifications, equipment, and tools for an expedition or long-distance journey.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\4\ scan0009 | |
| Date | 25th January 1937 guessed | |
| 1 For 2 people For 3 people Extra tanks in luggage locker :- Petrol 25 galls. 20 galls. (water tank filler to have lock) Water 10 galls. 15 galls. Tyres :- 9 in. section "Fort" type. Dunlop puncture-sealing liquid in all tubes fitted. Spare wheels and tyres :- 2. Spare inner tubes :- 4. Colour of car :- Ivory or cream (to keep off heat). Stops to prevent rear shackles turning over. Emergency jacks :- New detachable type DWS hydraulic for bumper bars. Can of fluid for above. Springs :- To take maximum load carried. Best possible quality. Gear-ratio :- 4.89. Distilled water in tin. 2 large fire-extinguishers. Large first-aid outfit. 1 8 ozs. Soldering iron. 1 pair large pliers. 1 pair small pliers. 1 3-cornered file. 1 half round file. 3 Tyre levers. 1 Hack saw. 6 Hack saw blades. 3 Sticks solder. 1 Hammer. 1 Tin Fluxite. 1 Tin Red lead. 1 Tin Carborundum. 1 Coil copper wire (thick) 1 Coil copper wire (thin) 1 Blow lamp. 1 "Wesco" oil gun. (On dash.) 1 Dunlop repair outfit. 1 Tin dunlop patches. 1 Roll Insulating Tape. 1 Valve grinder tool. 1 Large funnel. 1 Small funnel. 4 Wooden wedges. ( In tyre repair outfit) 1 Tyre valve key. 4 Tyre gaiters. 1 Axe in case. (In door pocket, rear.) 2 Sand ladders. 40 ft. long. (On roof.) 1 Canvas bucket 100 yds. Lead line cord} (In canvas bag.) 2 Entrenching tools. Handwritten text: List of parts taken on Morris -- purely to serve as a rough guide [Struck through text] 4 Short planks 5'x1' for getting out of sand. 2 LUCAS FT 37 fog-lamps, straight bolt fitting 2 powerful horns. 1 windscreen defroster 2 colonial type heavy-duty Parsons chains. | ||