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).
Status report listing design modifications, cost reduction efforts, and their completion status.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\4\ scan0186 | |
| Date | 5th February 1937 | |
| ITEM. (3) DESIGN POSITION. Lightened main forging - front suspension. Completed 27.1.37½ Mods. to propeller shaft universal joint bearings - to facilitate erection. Completed 27.1.37. Mods. to outer bearing, lower triangle, front suspension - to reduce cost. Completed 1.2.37. Propeller shaft - Hardy Spicer. Completed 2.2.37. Roll rod and shock damper connection tubes - to reduce cost. Completed 2.2.37. Flanges to suit Hardy Spicer propeller shaft - with Phantom III rear axle. In hand. Servo modifications to reduce cost. Completed 5.2.37. Wide bonnet rest angles on dashboard. Completed 14.1.37. Modified body brackets - to reduce cost. Completed 18.1.37. Non chatter relief valves. Completed 22.1.37. Anti roll bar for use with Phantom III rear axle. Completed 2.2.37. Welding arrangement of first crossmember - to reduce cost. In hand. Modified battery box - to suit 6.L.Z.L.D.13.S.P.&.R.battery. In hand. | ||