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).
Brief status update on the testing of the Phantom II Synchro Mesh Gearbox.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179\3\ img014 | |
Date | 2nd March 1932 | |
To R.{Sir Henry Royce} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Sr. c. to W'r.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/WJ.2.3.32. X7310 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} | ||