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).
Letter to Leyland Motors Ltd. regarding a Phantom III servo, with a diagram showing its load characteristics.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 140\3\ scan0071 | |
| Date | 10th October 1936 | |
| X1201 Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}7/KW. 10th October, 1936. V.W. Pilkington, Esq., Messrs. Leyland Motors Ltd., Leyland, Lancs. Dear Mr. Pilkington, Many thanks for your letter of the 8th. The servo we shall be sending you - we hope on Monday or Tuesday of next week - will be the latest Phantom III type. The torque multiplication of the servo is between 4 and 4½. The loads therefore that can be got out of it as it is assembled on our car are as shown in the figure below. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. [Diagram text] 250 lbs FROM PEDAL 1250 lbs FORWARDS Rev 2.0" 3.5" | ||