Modification to the Spectre front crossmember distance piece, converting it from aluminum to steel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\4\ scan0007 | |
| Date | 28th May 1934 | |
| X464/ 327 To BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 1/HP.28.5.34. c.c. Mr. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hey. RHO. Spectre(Codename for Phantom III) - Front Crossmember. ---------- Herewith is N. Sch.4063 shewing a modification to the distance piece under the spring pot, converting it from an alum. casting to a steel drop forging, and providing extensions on either side which spread the base of the distance piece and give it a better grip of the sheet steel crossmember. There is also an additional distance piece brazed to the centre of the bearing housing. Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||
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).