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).
Experimental modification to the Phantom clutch plate to reduce weight.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 13\7\ 07-page078 | |
| Date | 23th September 1930 | |
| X7480 BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} C. to - SC. C. to - HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} PHANTOM CLUTCH. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/M23.9.30. We send herewith N. scheme 3146., shewing a modification to the standard clutch plate, that is, with the fabric on the driver, to remove some of the weight. It is possible that more still can be taken off, but this is a first experiment. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||