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).
Log of complaints and modifications for weak rear springs on Phantom II chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 47\2\ Scan247 | |
| Date | 10th April 1930 guessed | |
| COMPLAINTS OF WEAK REAR SPRINGS - PHANTOM II Chass. No. | Normal Load. | Rear Axle Wt. | Buffer Clearance. | Original Springs. | Replaced by.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} 1-WJ. | 4 pass. | No record. | - | 1100 + lbs. | 1200 + lbs. 31-WJ. | 3 pass. 1 cwt L. | 26.1.14. | 2 1/2". | 1100 - | 1300. 64-WJ. | 4 p. 1 1/2 Cwt. L. | 27.1.14. | 2-7/8". | 1100 + | 1400. 81-WJ. | 3 pass. | 27.2.8. | 3 1/8". | 1200. | 1300. 21-XJ. | 4 pass. | 25.0.24. | 3-5/8". | 1200. | 1300. 87-WJ. | 4 pass. 300 lbs. L. | - | - | 1200 + | Not yet changed. 118-WJ. | 7 pass. | 24.2.0. | - | 1300 + | 1400 + 25-XJ. | 4 pass. 1 cwt. L. | 25.2.7. | 3 1/8". | 1200 + | 1300. 54-XJ. | 4 pass. 1 1/2 cwt. L. | 27.0.0. | 3 1/2". | 1200 + | 1300. 137-XJ. | 4 pass. 1 cwt. L. | 26.2.4. | 2 1/2". | 1150. | 1300. 140-XJ. | 4 pass. 1 1/2 cwt. L. | 26.1.8. | 3 1/4". | 1200 + | 1350. | ||