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).
Secret memo proposing the development of a rubber crankshaft damper for a 6-cylinder engine as a Phoenix project.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\1\ scan0001 | |
| Date | 18th November 1937 | |
| R GRX Please deal with this project Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} SECRET. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 817. 1044 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/R.18.11.37. For a long time we have been trying to get a satisfactory rubber crankshaft damper. A gentleman called on us yesterday, particu-lars of whom we attach, who stated that he did the rubber damper for Cadillacs, and is prepared to engineer one for us completely if we let him have access to the engine for half a day for the sum of about £5. He considers that he can deal with the 6-cylinder engine. We should like your agreement to go ahead with this as a Phoenix project. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Agreed Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||