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).
Querying the comparative weights of front axle hubs for the New Phantom model.
Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\N\2July1925-September1925\ Scan88 | |
Date | 19th September 1925 | |
R.R. 235A (100 T) (S.H. 159, 11-8-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2800 ORIGINAL TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/M19.9.25. [Handwritten numbers crossed out: +3580, +8420, +8840, +421] NEW PHANTOMCodename for PHANTOM I. Referring to the list of comparative weights on the front axle you supplied me with, I do not fully understand the last few items. There is given for instance a weight of the hub - Dunlop, and Rudge-Whitworth - making the latter rather less than 1 lb. heavier than the Dunlop. The hub complete is also given as about 1 lb. heavier, but when the locking device is separated out, on Rudge-Whitworth it becomes about 2 lbs. lighter than Dunlop. I am not sure also what is the difference between the locking device complete and the locking nut and retaining ring on the wheel of the Rudge-Whitworth. I thought that they were the same thing, but the weights given are different? DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} [Signature] [Handwritten note]: I dealt with [Stamp]: RECEIVED 11 OCT 1925 HB{C. E. Harcombe} | ||