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).
Delay in the Phantom car's 10,000-mile test due to difficulties producing duralumin brake carrier plates.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\N\2October1925-December1925\ Scan29 | |
| Date | 10th October 1925 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c.c. to CJ. BJ. c.c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c.c. to DAV BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}✓ c.c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}✓ ORIGINAL Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG10.10.25. PHANTOM CAR FOR 10,000 MILES TEST. x8940a x 8420 There has been difficulty in producing one of the sheet-metal brake carrier plates when made in duralumin. These plates are promised from the makers on Monday the 12th. inst. In the meantime we are carrying out as much work as possible on this car. It is intended however to send the car away from Derby as soon as the lightened plates are fitted. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||