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).
The coachwork of a car, noting issues with wheel clearance, disc wheel fitment, and general finish.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 46\2\ Scan178 | |
| Date | 19th April 1922 guessed | |
| contd:- -2- Since this is a very prominent feature we think it should be made a good job, and we had that in view when we decided to supply the metal edging for the shaped hole. There should be no difficulty in the way for the coachbuilder in doing so. 5. The front and rear wheel clearance seemed to be correct when measured over the centre of the wing, but when on maximum lock there was only 1.5 of clearance between the outer edge of the wing and the tyre. This would point to the outer valence of the wing being too deep, not at the top, but at a point about 30° to the rear of the vertical. We are investi-gating this clearance on our standard wings, when 3.3 Dunlop core tyres are used. 6. The instrument board bracket and column support were again excellently incorporated by the coachbuilder. 7. Disc wheels were fitted, and carriers supplied by the coachbuilders on the running boards. The method of holding the disc at its centre by means of a plate bearing on the outer surface cannot be recommended as it will rapidly remove all the paint, and rust will appear, giving the wheels a very bad appear-ance. This defect does not occur on the RR. carrier. The general finish of this car was rather better than that of the Saloon Cabriolet(all-weather) by Mulliner's but bad fitting beadings, on the running boards, and other such minor features were evident. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||