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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).
'Spectre' frame distortions with dashboard, detailing measurements at various points.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 94\4\  scan0034
Date  30th April 1935
  
To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}
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Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/KS.5/KW.30.4.35.

SpectreCodename for Phantom III Frame Distortions.
Complete with Dashboard.

1st Point - Front Pan Cross Bracket } 40"
2nd " Centre of 1st & 3rd points) } 36.5"
3rd " Front body bracket } 39.3"
4th " 2nd Body bracket } 35.5"
5th " 3rd " " } 27.5"
6th " 4th " " } 17.2"
7th " Rear cross member

Front centres at 33.5 and rear centres at 46.0".

| Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 450 | Level | 0°-30'L | 0°-10'L | 0°-20'L | Level | 0°-10'L | 0°-20'L |
| 650 | 0°-20'R | 0°-10'L | 0°-10'L | 0°-10'L | 0°-20'R | 0°-10'R | Level. |
| 850 | 0-50 | 0-20 R | 0 -30 R | 0 - 20R | 0 - 40 | 0 - 20 | Level |
| 1050 | 1 - 20 | 0 - 40 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 50 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 40 | 0-10 R.{Sir Henry Royce} |
| 1250 | 2 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 10 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 10 | 0 - 50 | 0 - 20 |
| 1450 | 2 - 10 | 1 - 20 | 1 - 20 | 1 - 10 | 1 - 20 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 20 |
| 1850 | 3 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 2 - 0 | 1 - 30 | 1 - 40 | 1 - 10 | 0 - 40 |

Frame balanced about centre of front crossmember.
N.S.R. shackle anchored and O.S.R. supported on trestle.
Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/K.F.Scholes.
  
  


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