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).
Mr. Royce's request to machine down a Phantom front axle to test how light it can be before becoming weak.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\N\October1925-December1925\ Scan8 | |
| Date | 3rd October 1925 | |
| [redacted] FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} ORIGINAL DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/M3.10.25. Copy to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} PHANTOM FRONT AXLE. X8420 Mr. Royce wishes to machine an axle down with a view to seeing how light it could be before it became weak. We accordingly send herewith N.scheme 2063., shewing the amount of machining proposed. It will be necessary to test one of these axles on the bumping rig before it is put through any severe road test. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||