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).
Modification to the Spectre Front Suspension damper pistons.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\3\ scan0016 | |
| Date | 28th July 1934 | |
| 16694 346 To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.11/KW. 28.7.34. SpectreCodename for Phantom III Front Suspension. Will you please drill 2 x .093" dia. holes in the front damper pistons, G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 81434, as shown on the attached Sketch. These are in order to ensure the correct functioning of the dampers, by supplying a leak. We have recently had to correct all production dampers with grooves for the same reason. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} | ||