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).
Complaint from Jack Barclay about studs on the Phantom III bonnet causing distortion.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 96\1\ scan0054 | |
| Date | 21th December 1936 | |
| 361 W/S. C. from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/R.21.12.36. STUDS ON P.III BONNET. We understand from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} that Jack Barclay is complaining about the studs on the P.III bonnet causing the bonnet top to distort when the open body rests on them. The stud on the P.III differs from that on the 25/30 and the Bentley in that it does not take the weight of the bonnet when it is open. Its function is to secure the interior supports provided for the bonnet sides, therefore, we do not anticipate that Jack Barclay's complaint can be substantiated on this model. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||