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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).
Table comparing the weights of steering components for Phantom III, 20/25, 25/30, and Bentley models.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 96\4\  scan0049
Date  31th March 1936
  
To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
X358
Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}23/KW.31.3.36.

Comparative Steering Weights.

| Component | Ph.III | 20/25 | 25/30 | Bentley |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| Steering gear, with wheel, controls, pendulum lever, and ball pin (dry). | 48.62 | 39.00 | 49.00 | 43.06 |
| Side steering tube with front ball pin | 5.62 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.44 |
| Bell Crank Lever on Ph.III. Half ramshorn lever on other chassis. | 11.00 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1.31 |
| Cross Steering tube with ball pins (two tubes on Ph.III). | 8.50 | 6.62 | 6.62 | 5.62 |
| TOTAL: | 73.74 | 52.56 | 62.56 | 54.43 |

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.J.Hardy.
  
  


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