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).
Conditional agreement for Phantom steering modifications, taking responsibility, and querying prior testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67\4\ scan0226 | |
| Date | 24th November 1926 | |
| Handwritten (top left): As Handwritten (top centre): V8430 Typed (top right): BY7/H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 24.11.26 Handwritten (top right): Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Stamp (top right): RECEIVED NOV 26 1926 PHANTOM STEERING. Miss Elias rang up for BJ. to say that With reference to my memo SY4/H.18.11.26. on Phantom steering, he is in agreement with the proposed changes being brought in on C.2. providing:- a/- that R.{Sir Henry Royce} agrees. b/- that I take full responsibility for the modifications overcoming the troubles. The message went on to ask whether the modification had been run on 12-EX in France, if so, has it been run on other cars, and if so, which, when and where. Handwritten (bottom): I have given assurance Typed (bottom): BY Handwritten Signature (bottom): By [Reversed watermark: MADE AT CROXLEY] | ||