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).
Design modifications for steel bodies on the Phantom III and De Ville extensions on Bentley and 25 HP models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\1\ scan0434 | |
| Date | 25th May 1936 | |
| -2- and does not get hold of any area of the sheet metal bottom side. We have suggested the substitution of aluminium block distance pieces. Steel Bodies in General on Phantom III They wish to make the bottom side a continuous box and not to notch it out on the off-side to pass the hand brake lever. In order to do this they would like a wider dashboard and body. We have told them that this is impossible on the first 400 cars at least, and made suggestions as to how this could be overcome by modifying the design of the body bottom side, without spoiling the scheme. De Ville Extensions on Bentley and 25 H.P. The new Park Ward de Ville extension is inherently a poor design in as much as the extension when closed does not form a strut between the top of the screen pillar and the main roof section. Due to bending of the chassis frame knocks occur, due to the contraction of the distance between the screen and centre pillar. Mr. Ward's suggestion of the stay to the top of the dashboard from the frame at the rear end of the front springs we consider would aggravate the trouble as the point stayed to has an increased movement. We suggest a very stiff edge plate in the front door opening of the bottom side. For full report see E/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/MN.25.5.36. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||