Luggage compartment shape
427S/C Sloped floor sloping down towards the inside
and tapering towards the bottom.
427R Flat floor - the top of the spare wheel was almost
flush with the boot sill.
AC289 As for the roadster.
Luggage compartment trim
427S/C Brushed aluminium panels
427R Fibreglass. Earlier cars were white and later they
were black.
AC289 Same as the Roadster except all were black.
Spare wheel
427S/C The wheel was accommodated in the centre of the
boot floor. The floor was shaped at an angle and narrow at the front.
427R Similar the S/C, but the wheel lay flat. On either
side of the white fibreglass wheel well were two black tail light access hatches.
AC289 Same as the Roadster.
Battery
427S/C 2 Rebat 35a 6V Aircraft batteries mounted behind
the passenger seat.
427R A single Autolite 12V battery mounted in the boot.
AC289 A single Lucas FRLT9A 12V battery mounted in the
boot.
Boot stay
All the models used a "click-stay"
Tool Box and tools
427S/C None - tools were designed to be kept in the
pits
427R Recessed into the fibreglass boot trimming.
AC289 As for the roadster.
Fuel Pumps
427S/C Twin Stewart Warner pumps mounted against the
vertical wall of the aluminium boot trimming.
427R Mechanical.
AC289 Mechanical..
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