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).
Project status update list for Senior and Junior Range vehicles, with handwritten notes and annotations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 133\4\ scan0150 | |
| Date | 17th April 1940 | |
| (2) Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}2/17.4.40. cont. (18) STEERING COLUMN GEARCHANGE SENIOR RANGE" Cheapen. (19) PROJECT OF DE DION REAR AXLE. after (a). below. (20) MARINE PROGRAMME. See separate report. (21) BUMPERS, ALL CARS SENIOR RANGE. (22) MODIFIED REAR SPRING AFT SHACKLE LUBRICATION. (23) REAR BRAKES, Shoe steady. (24) ~~REAR BRAKE EQUALISER, simplified support.~~ (25) STEADY FOR HYDRAULIC PIPE TO FRONT BRAKES. (26) RIPPLET RADIATOR MODIFICATIONS. (27) REAR BRAKES OF GREATER LIFE FOR 8.cyl. CARS. Await further information. (28) REPORT OF CLEARANCES OF 8cyl. ENGINE IN FRAME. (29) NEW GEARBOX PLUGS. (30) SPIGOT BEARING FOR LUCAS STARTER ON 8.cyl. CARS. (31) HANDBRAKE FOR CARS WITH STEERING COLUMN CONTROL TO GEARS. (32) STEERING WHEEL AND CONTROLS BENTLEY AND ROLLS ROYCE. (33) Hydraulic rear brakes, rippletto All of the above is applicable to the cars of the Senior Range. The following work on the Junior Range has beem envisaged up to date. (1) GEARBOX. In Hand. (2) STEERING COLUMN CONTROL TO GEARBOX. In hand. (3) REAR Axle. In hand. (4) PROJECT OF ENGINE, In Hand. (5) STEERING COLUMN AND BOX. Started. EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} (a) Junior axle to compete with Salisbury for design simplicity (b) Junior steering box & column. (c) Alum axle, senior range (d) X. member to allow silencer to go under. | ||