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).
Meeting notes memo requesting status updates on Spectre, Bentley, and 20/25 HP car projects.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\1\ Scan190 | |
| Date | 18th June 1935 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} This was Mr Grays (handwritten) Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}8/R.18.6.35. Notes of Meeting held at Derby on 23rd May, 1935. Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}1/KW24.5.35. In view of Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}'s next Conference at Derby on Tuesday next, the 25th instant, will you kindly give me, not later than Friday afternoon next, brief details of the latest position of each of the items mentioned below:- SPECTRECodename for Phantom III. Paragraph 2. Page 1. Has SpectreCodename for Phantom III 3 gone to France ? Paragraph 5. Checking shock absorber loads. Paragraph 6. Heavier flywheel to prevent chunking. Paragraph 7. Revised four carburetter scheme. BENTLEY. Page 3 - paragraph 1. 50 sets magnesium dashboard and clutch pits. Page 3 - paragraph 5. Large air-cooled dynamo. Page 3 - paragraphs 6, 7, 8 and 9. Big bore engine. OTHER BENTLEY MATTERS. Page 3, paragraph 10. Front end movement. page 4 - paragraph 1. Lead Bronze Bearings. page 4 - paragraph 2. (struck through) Isolated change speed lever. (struck through) Extra oil feed to cylinder wall deleted, as per telephone message from E.W.H. - R.W. (handwritten) Worst Features. (1) Performance in view of increased weight. Plus Idle (handwritten) (2) Front end movement. 20/25 H.P. Page 4 - paragraph 4. 21-G-IV. Has this car gone to France yet with improvements in the steering ? | ||