List of major items for a Phantom III chassis conference regarding a 10,000-mile test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\2\ scan0228 | |
| Date | 18th May 1938 | |
| 1381 RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} (3 copies). BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /NS. {Norman Scott} 20/G.18.5.38. CHASSIS CONFERENCE - 23RD. MAY 1938. PHANTOM III. The following is a list of the major items, which it is proposed to fit on the next 10,000 miles test. Design numbers have been quoted, and prints are attached to RHC {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} 's memo. DESCRIPTION. DESIGN NO. REMARKS. Crankshaft with wide Intermediate Bearings - Packard Type Balance Weights .4% Carbon steel. E.CD.284 Crankcase Detail E.89320. Dynamo and Water Pump driven at 1 1/4 times engine speed. E.CD.571 E.CD.623 Modified Oil Relief Valve, Oil Pump and AC. Filter. E.CD.590 To suit Wraith type steering. Modified Oil Filter in Sump. E.CD.628 .. do .. Modified Offside Downtake Pipe and Intermediate Pipe Stays. E.CD.603 .. do .. Wraith Type Steering Box. F.CD.545. Modified Controls to suit Wraith Type Steering. L.CD.644 To suit Wraith type steering. Camshaft and Barrel Type Tappet. E.CD.635 To eliminate the necessity for chromium plating, to reduce tappet wear. Wraith Type Starter Motor D.CD.401 Design not yet issued | ||
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).