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).
Road test report on a Phantom II Synchro Mesh gearbox, noting its quietness and a minor clutch issue.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179\3\ img023 | |
| Date | 3rd March 1932 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} c. to Du. c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/WJ.3.3.32. X7310 PHANTOM 11 SYNCHRO MESH GEARBOX. We have had a short run on the road with this gearbox today, and the silence of the continuous mesh gears of the third speed is very good. The third speed, if anything, is better than the best examples we have had on the 25 HP. There was a little difficulty with the clutch not stopping, but this can easily be rectified, and we expect to continue our tests with this box tomorrow. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||