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List of engineering tasks and responsibilities for vehicle testing and development.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 174\3\  img026
Date  7th October 1935
  
-4- Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 10/KW.7.10.35.

(29) Dodd to carry out high compression cylinder head detonation tests when the head off Lp {Mr Lappin} 's car is available.

(30) Leslie to carry on with the low rating springs and roll rod tests for Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 's car, the rehearsal to be carried out on 18-G-IV.

(31) Leslie to issue a report on the relative seating positions in Wraith, Spectre(Codename for Phantom III), 20/25, Ford V.8 etc., relative to their respective wheel bases.

(32) Springs shackled at the front and low rating spring tests on 3-B-IV.

(33) Will Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} please arrange to get a flywheel on the Spectre(Codename for Phantom III) having the same inertia as that on the Phantom.

(34) Bowering is responsible for following up the new permanent Jacking system on the Spectre(Codename for Phantom III).

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).


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