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 modifications for car 21-G-IV before its departure to France.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5a\4\ 04-page134 | |
Date | 13th November 1934 | |
To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} + 5860 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9/KW.13.11.34. 21-G-IV. Will you please carry out the following work on this car before it leaves for France :- (1) Modify exhaust system as per attached note. (2) Dismantle slipper wheel and examine for alteration in poundage. (3) Fit nitro-hardened links to the suspension. (4) Modify headlamps to suit Continental conditions. With regard to the pivoted rear brake shoes, we are proposing to send these out after the car and to let Hancock fit them at Chateauroux. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||