Faulty speedometer from a Phantom III (36-EX) being returned for overhaul and repair.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 165\4\ img375 | |
| Date | 30th October 1936 | |
| To Roy. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} c. to G {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} /Mt. 6065 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Wst.35/JH.30.10.36. Phantom III Speedometer off 36-EX. The above speedometer No.P.483 has been removed from the car, owing to the pointer having a tendency to stick at various points over the scale. At the same time a clicking noise appears to come from the rotating element inside. Will you please have this instrument returned for overhaul and repair. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Wst. Received d {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} /B 30-11-36 | ||
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).