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 proposal for the Phantom III, to be introduced on the 'D' series chassis.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 171\2\ img353 | |
Date | 15th September 1936 | |
PHANTOM III STANDARDISATION of PARTS DRAWING No. SHAW'S OFFICE PRINT. REPLACE BY MAIN DRAWING Extra tool cost ..... Nil. Could be brought on to production at the 101 st.{Capt. P. R. Strong} chassis in "D" series (without scrap). Upside down text (transcribed right way up): Completed 11,100 coils on SF-XE. All steel from this point onwards. any time. Table Headers (upside down): MATERIAL s d LABOUR s d CHARGES s d TOTAL s d Cost on Old Part Cost on New Part Increase Decrease Approval Table: Header: Signature must be from one part only, that is above is correct. (D.W.P.10.1.33) Columns: INITIAL, DATE, REMARKS Rows: GS, 15.11.35, Agreed HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}, 15.11.35, Agreed C, 03.10.36, Agreed BY, 15.11.35, Agreed GA, 15.11.35, Agreed CHR, 15.11.35, Agreed MX{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}, 11.11.36, Agreed RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}, 15.10.35, Agreed | ||