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).
Modifications to a rubber engine mounting for the Spectre 2 car for France.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\4\ scan0003 | |
Date | 29th April 1935 | |
To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} X300a Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/KW.29.4.35. SpectreCodename for Phantom III 2 Specification for France. =================================== We have instructed a rubber engine mounting for this car similar to that of No.1. We understand from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} that as a result of bump tests they have proved that this rubber mounting will not stand up. He is therefore instructing some modifications to overcome the trouble. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||