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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).
Potential design improvement for wheel carriers on the Phantom model in France.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\N\October1925-December1925\  Scan139
Date  10th December 1925
  
TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce}
ORIGINAL
R2/M10.12.25.
C. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
re. PHANTOM IN FRANCE.
48940a
48600
It would seem that in any freshly designed wheel carriers, it would be better to avoid tapping the bolt into the wheel carrier. Apparently a bolt with the handle at the back would be less liable to break.
Syp
R.{Sir Henry Royce}
RECEIVED 11 DEC 1925
  
  


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