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).
Completion and satisfactory test rig results for the new Phantom II Synchro Mesh Gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\5\ Scan244 | |
| Date | 2nd March 1932 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Sr. c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} γ 310. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/MJ.2.3.32. PHANTOM II SYNCHRO MESH GEARBOX. The first gearbox of this type is completed and is running satisfactorily on the test rig. We expect to have it running on a car before the end of the week, as most of the points on this box have been thrashed out on the 25 HP. we expect very little trouble. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||