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).
Blueprint for a Close Coupled Saloon mounted on a 3½ Litre Bentley Chassis, focusing on brake and gear lever positions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\1\ scan0426 | |
| Date | 29th April 1936 | |
| DRAWING:- CLOSE COUPLED SALOON SUBJECT:- BENTLEY LEVERS REFERENCE:- B.D. DEPT. 26/4 A7549 DATE:- 29-4-36 WORK IN BRAKE & GEAR LEVERS AT TOP KEY: GREEN - GEAR LEVER BLUE - BRAKE LEVER RED - PRESENT BODY ORANGE - SUGGESTED SET OF 2" REARWARD IN BRAKE & GEAR LEVERS AT TOP CLOSE COUPLED SALOON MOUNTED ON 3½ LITRE BENTLEY CHASSIS. SCALE ¾" = 1'-0" DIMENSIONS TABLE: INSIDE HEADROOM. 41½" INSIDE WIDTH AT REAR. 53" OVERALL LENGTH OF BODY. 94½" WIDTH OF MAIN SEAT. 44" DEPTH " " 19" HEIGHT " " 18½" WIDTH OF FRONT SEATS. 21" DEPTH " " 18" HEIGHT " " 10½" STEERING WHEEL TO SQUAB. 13" DIVISION TO REAR SEAT. 10" WIDTH OF FRONT DOOR AT WAIST. 32½" BACK. 28" STAMP: ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. NIGHTINGALE RD.ON APR 9 1936 DERBY. ANNOTATIONS: INSIDE OF DOOR PILLAR POSITION OF CENTRAL ARM-REST REAR SQUAB GEAR LEVER IN REVERSE POSITION PRESENT POSITION OF LEVERS SUGGESTED POSITION OF LEVERS DOOR PILLAR AT TOP OF LEVER MOVEMENT OF TOP END OF LEVERS MOVEMENT OF LEVERS WHEN SET BACK 2" SUGGESTED POSITION OF LEVERS SET BACK 2" 65¼", 41½", 18½", 10", 13", 10½", 94½", 44", 19", 53", 21", 18" | ||