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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).
Modification of the change gear lever for the Spectre Gearbox.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 94\1\  scan0148
Date  22th June 1935
  
X329 D GRY{Shadwell Grylls}
To GRY{Shadwell Grylls} from HDY.{William Hardy} SECRET. HDY.{William Hardy}1/HP.22.6.35.
c.c. Wors. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} De. RSO. Ha/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}
SpectreCodename for Phantom III Gearbox.
N. Sch.4544 herewith shows the change gear lever as modified to suit the horizontal hand brake lever with the gate unaltered in position in the floorboards from that with the vertical brake lever.
The various angles made by the lever are as on our N.Sch.4390 for the horizontal brake lever which means of course that the increased leverage of the gearbox actuation N.Sch.4468 is required.
Will you kindly note that the modified lever is required for the next cars whether the cars are complete or not.
HDY.{William Hardy}
  
  


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