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).
State of design work report on the 'Canacha' chassis, detailing exceptions required for road testing and a list of further improvements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65a\2\ scan0061 | |
| Date | 28th September 1928 | |
| R.{Sir Henry Royce} from DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} 47770 DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/M28.9.28. 'SS{S. Smith}' - STATE OF DESIGN WORK. X.2917 X.7770 As regards putting the first completed chassis on the road for test purposes, as far as 'Canacha' is concerned, the instructions are completed with the following exceptions :- (1) HEAD LAMPS & BRACKETS. } Differ from Phantom & EAC.7. (2) FRONT WING STAYS } because of the new cross (3) FRONT NUMBER PLATE. } member arrangement in front. (4) RUNNING BOARD BRACKETS. EAC.7. can be used but special bkts. are required for the bodies now ordered. (5) FRONT FLOORBOARDS. (6) FINAL ARRGT.OF DASHBOARD. The casting is EAC.7. but the fitts. on the dash require finally arranging. Derby are setting the dash out & sending us a print for approval and final revision. (7) CONTROLS ON DASH. These are the same as EAC.7. but the final MXXXF position requires settling. We are awaiting the dashboard arrgt.from Derby. (8) CENTRALISED LUBRICATION OF STEERING PENDULUM LEVER BALL END. On account of the new mounting of the steering column the lead to the pendulum lever ball end requires some revision, but is similar to Phantom. Since the first car was instructed there have been a number of improvements suggested, and the following are either now in progress or have to be done to perfect the chassis up-to-date, but they are not necessary to get a chassis on the road for test. (9) TWO WHEELS & LUGGAGE AT REAR. (10) TWO WHEELS & BOX AT REAR. (11) REVISED PETROL TANK FOR ABOVE. (12) REVISED GROUPED INSTRUMENTS. (13) REVISED & LOWERED CONTROL LEVERS ON TOP OF STEERING COLUMN. (14) BATTERY BOX SUSPENSION REQUIRES SLIGHT REVISION TO SUIT (15) STARTING HANDLE CARRIED UNDER BONNET. (NEW BODIES. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||