Request to preserve and refit a crankshaft bearing with an oillite cage for further endurance testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 93\5\ scan0109 | |
| Date | 24th September 1935 | |
| To RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} X317 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 8/KW. 24.9.35. Spectre(Codename for Phantom III) Crankshaft. The small bearing with an oillite cage in the rear end of the crankshaft which has done 20,000 miles on Spectre(Codename for Phantom III) III appears to be still in good condition. Will you please carefully preserve this particular bearing and make sure that it is fitted in whatever engine is fitted in Spectre(Codename for Phantom III) III car for the next 10,000 miles in France. We do not think that one run is sufficient to prove the lasting qualities of an oillite cage. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} | ||
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