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).
Cost estimate and production plan for new tooling for standardisation of parts on the Phantom II 'C' series chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 171\2\ img309 | |
| Date | 11th June 1921 | |
| PHANTOM II STANDARDISATION of PARTS Estimated cost of new tools £108.0.0. Could be brought on to production at the 101st chassis in "C" series (without scrap). (Faint mirrored text decodes as: The objection is that a set of parts are fitted to...) --- Cost Breakdown Table (mirrored) --- Columns: MATERIAL, LABOUR, CHARGES, TOTAL (Values are heavily distorted and illegible) --- Approvals Table --- (Column headers INITIAL, DATE, REMARKS are mirrored) INITIALS | DATES | REMARKS (mirrored) SG{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | .28 HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | .0 D | .3 E | .11.6.21 | passed DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | .13.6.21 | passed BY | .15.6.21 | passed KXXR BHC MX{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} | .11.6.21 | passed RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | .13.6.21 | passed (Mirrored note at bottom: Tool cost will be £60.0.0. net.) | ||