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).
Method for attaching bodies to the Left-Hand Chassis Subframe of the Phantom II by the American Company.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\3\ Scan237 | |
| Date | 26th March 1930 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} x7772. To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Copy to Whr.{Mr Wheeler} re Left-Hand Chassis Subframe. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}7/E26.3.30 Referring to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/MJ.21.3.30 the position which you set out in paragraphs 4 and 5 makes the matter very clear. I have seen Oy. and EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} and there does not seem to be anything more that we can do in regard to this matter. What I was anxious about all along was that, having proved the Phantom II in England to be a satisfactory complete car with a sub-frame, and having proved the left-handed chassis to be a satisfactory complete car with sub-frames on the experimental cars, the American Company should not then attach their bodies to the frame by a different method and perhaps obtain unsatisfactory results. I gather, however, that, although they may not use our frame, they will use our standard body mounting brackets, our rubber packings and generally mount the body in the same way as we do. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||