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).
Numbered list of tests, modifications, and issues for the Continental Phantom III experimental car 39-EX.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\6\ scan0162 | |
Date | 7th June 1937 | |
300B 7.6.37. CONTINENTAL P.III - 39-EX. (1) Try without torque reaction dampers. (2) Get a value for pedals and steering column. (3) Plain bonnet sides. (4) Increased noise insulation (dashboard). Final test before putting in shop, remove crank damper. Suction ignition control. (5) Interleaving in rear road springs. (6) Front dampers with valve that works at high frequency. (7) Standard rear axle ratio. (8) Slack in steering. (9) Carb. whistle. (10) Clutch thrust race. (11) Bad getting away from cold. (12) Standard clutch springs. (13) Exhaust System. (14) Petrol pipe back of dashboard. (15) With 14.float leverage altered to give good consumption. | ||