Deletion of rear shutters and bonnet louvres on Phantom & Goshawk models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\6\ scan0060 | |
| Date | 1st July 1927 | |
| X5260 To B.J. from R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} R2/M5. 7.27. PHANTOM & GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) SHUTTERS. X.55 X.5260 X.8260 X.1085 I certainly agree to deleting the rear shutters, also that we do not in future fit bonnet louvres. You will remember that I was seeking for improved appearance principally (extraordinarily important). It would at the same time save money and confusion - i.e. complication of the business. Making all to the same pattern reduces the cost so very much. I was so pleased to see how improved is the Phantom compared with the Silver Ghost(1907 40/50 historic RAC 15,000 miles trial), principally by increased height of radiator, and vertical radiator shutters. Years ago there were many complaints of the cost of the Silver Ghost(1907 40/50 historic RAC 15,000 miles trial), but it was not an expensive engine for its size. We could not have gone on without a move. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).