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).
Responding to queries about the status of parts and equipment for a Phantom III vehicle, chassis 32-EX.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\2\ scan0118 | |
| Date | 13th July 1937 | |
| CHATEAUROUX. To. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} From Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} c. To. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/PD. 32-EX. PHANTOM III. Replying to your letter of the 11th inst., we beg to confirm our telegram of to-day :- " ELLIOT NO DOOR KEY NO SPARE JACK. LUGGAGE FLAP HINGED " OTHER ITEMS COMPLETE. - WALLER. The answers to your queries in detail are as follows :- TYRES. We will see you have a good set fitted. There are two spares. SPARE TUBE & LEVERS. We will supply these. REAR MIRROR & SUN BLINDS. The mirror is still visible with the sun blinds in use as we have fitted it at the bottom instead of the top of the windscreen. KEYS. We only have the ignition key. There are two of these. It was thought that one of them was for the body but this is not the case. LUGGAGE FLAP SCREWS. We have these screws. The dust excluder consists of a hinged flap, not a blind and zip fasteners. PETROL PUMP. The parallel pump scheme is in operation and both frame and dashboard pumps are in working order and connected up. A switch selects either or both pumps. SPARE COIL. There are two in the kit. CONTACT BREAKER. We can let you have one C.B. arm. JACK. We cannot supply this. TOOL. Kit complete. LAMP BULBS. Spares in kit. There are no luggage straps. We take it that we shall be receiving our final instructions regarding these arrangements from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||