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).
Notes from a conference on post-war vehicle production specifications for the Ripplet model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\3\ scan0064 | |
| Date | 6th June 1940 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} / FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} 1298 Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/JH.6.6.40. Production Ripplet. NOTES ON CONFERENCE ON POST WAR PRODUCTION. RIPPLET. Present - Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames} Jnr.{Charles L. Jenner} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH. A discussion was held on 1.6.40. to finalise specifications for cars in the rationalised programme. The object was :- 1. To get a specification which could be lodged at Ashby and which would enable the administration to produce a car after the war with the minimum prospect of any production troubles. 2. A specification to which the next rationalised car would be built, if and when facilities for manufacturing experimental pieces on the chassis should again become available. It was decided that the Ripplet should be taken as the basic specification for post war production, and the following decisions were arrived at in order to produce a class one specification; these departures were recommended to the Exp: Ripplet specification number 3, issued on 2.3.40. Brief Specification Page 1. Corniche Conn. rods machined all over for Corniche. Electrical petrol pump substituted for A.C. mechanical pump. Rear axle with strengthened centre casing. 10" clutch with Lucas Starter and heavy flywheel. Senior gearbox as on 30.G.VII. but with strengthened gears. B.V. prop. shaft and joints in place of smaller joints. .080 frame and front pan. Rear springs B.V. lubricated. Steering column as on Ripple. R.R. rear shock damper. R.R. dynamo to replace Lucas. Headlamps mounted on cat walk. Specification. Crankcase & Bearings. Section 5000. Electrical petrol pump replaces Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} | ||