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).
Cost breakdown and estimate for Bentley and Phantom III side steering tube parts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\1\ scan0273 | |
| Date | 3rd February 1936 | |
| To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Mr. Hardy. GRX +350 G/Rb.{R. Bowen}15/M/60/W.3.2.36. Phantom III Side Steering Tube FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} The factory cost including charges of the parts requested by you are as follows:- Bentley Side Steering Tube Part LOP.FB240 front end complete. £1. 2. 3. -do- rear end complete. £1. 3. 10. These figures include the Leather Stockings and the Ball Joints. We estimate the factory cost including charges of the front end of the side steering tube of the Phantom III chassis, as shown on scheme 4117, to be approximately 12/-. G/Rb.{R. Bowen} [Signature] | ||