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).
Fractured internal arm of a rear shock damper on a Phantom III after 6,800 miles, with a handwritten query about maximum poundage.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\2\ scan0133 | |
| Date | 15th July 1937 | |
| Handwritten: Les To what maximum poundage are these dampers subjected. To. Rd. c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 600a Fracture Typed: CHATEAUROUX. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/7/JAB.15.7.37. 32-EX. PHANTOM III. Rear Shock Dampers. The internal arm of the O.S. damper has fractured at the neck. We have fitted one of the spare dampers brought out with us, and are returning the faulty one to you for examination. The total mileage in England and France is 6,800 miles. The Duprene rubber glands have not leaked but are beginning to look a bit chewed up. --------- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||