Defining the nomenclature for experimental chassis, codenamed 'Heron' and 'Seagull'.
| Identifier | Morton\M22\ img217 | |
| Date | 12th October 1922 | |
| To BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [Handwritten annotations:] Std 40/50 CHASSIS WITH FWB = 'HERON(Experimental 6 CYL OHV 40/50 WITH PNEUMATIC F.W.B. air pump on camshaft, then Servo)' OHV 4 1/2" BORE (the next & only other move) = SEAGULL(Experimental EAC.1 aka Export chassis, Phantom I engine) LATER TO BECOME PHANTOM I E1/M12.10.22. NOMENCLATURE OF EXPERIMENTAL CHASSIS X.3548. Re, the above, kindly note that we understand the four wheel brakes chassis with 40/50 engine should be called the "Heron(Experimental 6 CYL OHV 40/50 WITH PNEUMATIC F.W.B. air pump on camshaft, then Servo)" and the next and only other move - the chassis with overhead valves and 4 1/2 engine, should be called the "Seagull(Experimental EAC.1 aka Export chassis, Phantom I engine)". E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).