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).
Mr. Charters' car, detailing steering issues, modifications, and its eventual sale.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 47\1\ Scan275 | |
| Date | 25th March 1926 guessed | |
| - 2 - to the steering being especially good as regards self-centering. We might also advise them that we propose to make some minor modifications so as to meet the particular wishes of his client and hope to be able to return the car to him in about 14 days' time so that he may drive it again. Mr. Charters' last Rolls-Royce car - 54-EU - was delivered to him on the 2nd April 1925, and on the 20th April was returned to Cricklewood with a complaint of a high speed steering wobble, which was completely eliminated by adjusting the steering ball joints and column thrust race and tightening the front spring clips, which were found to be slightly slack. Thereafter there is no record of any other complaint and the car was apparently sold entirely on account of the introduction by us of the 'New PhantomCodename for PHANTOM I'. CWB CWH | ||