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 PHANTOM(Codename 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} | ||
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