Notes from a meeting held at Derby discussing the latest position on various car models and their features.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\1\ Scan149 | |
| Date | 14th March 1935 | |
| +2924 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 7/R.9.4.35. NOTES OF MEETING HELD AT DERBY 14th MARCH, 1935. I shall be glad if you will let me have brief particulars showing the latest position of the following:- SPECTRE(Codename for Phantom III). PHANTOMS. BENTLEY. - 5 -B-IV. Dynamos. Supercharging the Bentley. Front Axle Control - Water Excluders. Brakes Fading. Isolated Change Gear Lever. Brakes - Girling. WORST FEATURES ON BENTLEY. 1. Performance in view of increased weight. 2. Fading of Brakes. Steering. 20/25's. Lower Gear Ratio - paragraphs 1 and 2. Scheme to put Wraith engine into Vulture(Experimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine) - paragraphs 5 & 6. Operating Synchromesh Box by relay - para. 8. These particulars are required to put before Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} on his next visit, viz., Monday next, the 15th instant. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} | ||
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).