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).
Brake actuating gear and a minor modification to the front axle for the Spectre model.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\5\ scan0180 | |
Date | 6th March 1935 | |
+30 / To DY.{F R Danby} from Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} SECRET. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}2/HP.6.3.35. c. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hdy.{William Hardy} FMG SpectreCodename for Phantom III with conventional front axle. Herewith is N. Sch.4395, layout of the Brake Actuating Gear attached to the front axle. We have slightly increased the diameter of the front boss for the brake lever fulcrum pin, compared with the axle forging drawing, otherwise the axle is unaltered. N.Sch.4395 herewith. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||