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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).
Agenda for a Works-Sales conference discussing vehicle design points like battery position, bonnet width, wheels, and weight.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 18\6\  Scan014
Date  19th June 1919
  
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AGENDA.

Works - Sales Conference.

Wednesday, June 19th, 1919.

1. CAN BATTERY BE CARRIED INSIDE CHASSIS TO CLEAR STEP.
(See Minutes of Coachbuilders Conference.)

2. CAN BONNET AND DASH BE WIDENED 3" OR SO TO GET LEVERS INSIDE SCUTTLE AND IMPROVE STREAM-LINE EFFECT, i.e. BACK TO PRE-"ALPINE EAGLE" WIDTH.
(See also H's memo. H2/DW27.5.19 upon this question.)

3. COOLING OF FRONT SEAT.

4. TWIN WHEELS.
Would like definite views of Technical Dept.

5. WOODEN WHEELS AND WARLAND RIMS, or Warlands on wire.
How do we stand with disc wheels, Michelin?
(Handwritten note in margin: Test Warland)

6. BONNET LOCKS FITTED AS STANDARD.

7. QUESTION OF 895 x 150 REAR AND 135 FRONT.
We want to decide if this is to be standard instead of 150 all round.

8. WEIGHT OF COMPLETE CAR.
Shall we alter guarantee weight of 55 cwt., chassis having increased in weight?
  
  


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