The design of a new front axle for the 20 HP model based on the lightened Phantom type.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 101\1\ scan0051 | |
| Date | 25th April 1927 | |
| To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} X5420 DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 2/M25. 4. 27. FRONT AXLES. X.457 (crossed out) X.5420 X8420 R. {Sir Henry Royce} wishes to design a front axle for the 20 HP. following the lines of the lightened Phantom type, that is to say, with more out-of-centre-point, and other improvements. We understand from a number of reports that the Phantom axle is superior to the old type under each of the following headings - (1) Steering lightness in shunting. (2) Road reaction. (joggling). (3) High speed wobbles. (4) Low " " We should be glad if you would confirm this. DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||
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).