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).
From Sg. to Hs. regarding the American chassis, requesting comparative performance tests and feedback on a gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\3\ Scan261 | |
| Date | 7th April 1930 | |
| V7772. To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re Chassis for America. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}2/E7.4.30 I enclose copy of memo. which I have received from Oy. which will be self-explanatory. In regard to performance I hope that, as soon as the first car is running, you will make some comparative acceleration tests between the standard English Phantom II, the American Phantom I and perhaps also the English Phantom I. With regard to gear box, I presume that the one to which Oy. refers in the last paragraph of page 1 is the one which we have tried and which we were talking about when I was at Derby the other day? I should be glad to know whether Oy. has personally tested it. I should also be glad if you would send me particulars of what our general criticism of it is so that, when I see R.{Sir Henry Royce}, I can talk to him about it. You did mention its disadvantages the other day when I was at Derby but I am afraid that I have forgotten them. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Enc. Copy of Oyl/DM.{D. Munro}3.4.30 | ||