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).
Instructing the addition of a breather hole and deletion of oil grooves on rear Phantom shock dampers for experimental cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\4\ Scan209 | |
| Date | 4th November 1930 | |
| To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} X7520 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}2/MJ.4.11.30. I have verbally instructed Mr. Clough re a breather hole for the rear Phantom shock dampers, and deletion of oil grooves (handwritten). Will you please instruct RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} to have this done on all Expl. cars so that we can observe the result. No action must be taken in regard to production until we have gained more information. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.W.Hancock. | ||