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).
Road test report for the Phantom II Synchro Mesh Gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\5\ Scan248 | |
| Date | 3rd March 1932 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} J 310. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/MJ.3.3.32. PHANTOM II SYNCHRO MESH GEARBOX. We have had a short run on the road with this gearbox today, and the silence of the continuous mesh gears of the third speed is very good. The third speed, if anything, is better than the best examples we have had on the 25 HP. There was a little difficulty with the clutch not stopping, but this can easily be rectified, and we expect to continue our tests with this box tomorrow. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||