Holding up production for specific unsatisfactory parts of the Spectre steering system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\1\ scan0227 | |
| Date | 7th October 1935 | |
| x35D To By: Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 7/KW.7.10.35. Spectre(Codename for Phantom III) Steering. As you know, the steering is one of the features which are still unsatisfactory on the Spectre(Codename for Phantom III). Will you please note that the following parts should be held up until it is found necessary to order, to avoid holding up production :- (1) Cam. (2) Cam Bearings. (3) Rockershaft and pin. (4) Roller and its bearings. (5) Both halves of steering box. (6) Pendulum lever. Otherwise to LOP. F.87743. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} : | ||
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).