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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).
Standardisation of parts for the Phantom III new type front suspension link, including cost estimations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 171\2\  img368
Date  20th September 1935
  
PHANTOM III STANDARDISATION OF PARTS
NEW TYPE FRONT SUSPENSION LINK

Estimated tool cost £ 720.0.0d.
Could be brought on to production without scrap on the 1st. chassis in "E" series.

66 pence each approx.
£260.0.0d. piece cost.

TABLE 1 (Cost breakdown):
Headers: MATERIAL | LABOUR | CHARGES | TOTAL
Sub-headers: £ s d | £ s d | £ s d | £ s d
Row 1: 1 3 12 | 10 4 | 8 8 1 | 25 11
Row 2: 10 8 14 | 10 4 4 | 1 1 1 | 6 1 1

Save 10.4. per car. Cost of tools to enable this saving is £240-0-0.

TABLE 2 (Remarks):
REMARKS | DATE | INITIALS
'B' al-Jul. '30 | 5.2.36 | EC
Issued | - | SH
Issued | - | C
Issued | 11.10.36 | E
Issued | 11.10.36 | AO
Issued | - | YB
RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} report | 11.10.37 | RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}
Issued | 11.9.37 | XM
Issued | 11.9.37 | RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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