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).
Production of a Phantom III crankshaft from .4 carbon steel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 93\5\ scan0150 | |
| Date | 21th January 1938 | |
| 1261. To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} from HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}7/VS.{J. Vickers}21.1.38. PHANTOM III CRANKSHAFT. We return herewith, as requested, project sheet in connection with production of the above crankshaft in .4 carbon steel. In accordance with your Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}4/AP.18.1.38. one stamping E.86165 has been ordered, from which to produce Packard type crankshaft E.88364. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} | ||