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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).
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}
  
  


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