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).
Fractured internal arm of an O.S. rear shock damper from a 32-EX Phantom III vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\2\ scan0146 | |
| Date | 15th July 1937 | |
| CHATEAUROUX. To. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} [strikethrough] c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/OWH. [strikethrough] 300a [handwritten] 32-EX. PHANTOM III. Rear Shock Dampers. Run [handwritten in red] The internal arm of the O.S. damper has fractured at the neck. We have fitted one of the spare dampers brought out with us, and are returning the faulty one to you for examination. The total mileage in England and France is 6,800 miles. The Duprene rubber glands have not leaked but are beginning to look a bit chewed up. -------- [Drawing of a part] Fracture. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||