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).
Secret memo regarding illustrations for the 25/30 catalogue, comparing chassis details with the Phantom III.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 142\1\ scan0140 | |
| Date | 7th May 1938 | |
| SECRET. W/S - Bk{A. Birkett - Commercial Manager}1. 1204 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}5/JH.7.5.38. re 25/30 Catalogue. I see from the catalogue of the 25/30 which you kindly sent me, that we show more of the chassis details, than in the Phantom III catalogue. I will give you a list of parts which differ from the present 25/30 and you can choose which you would like to illustrate. (1) Chassis complete (2) Front suspension. (3) Engine mounting. (4) Engine N.S. View. (5) Engine O.S. View. (6) Rear axle and propellor shaft joint. (7) Threaded spring shackles and silent block bush spring shackles. (8) Brake equalisers. (9) Silent block body mounting. (10) View of instrument board layout and steering column controls. (11) Hand brake position (as P.III) (12) Hydraulic jacks. (13) Frontal appearance of the car (as P.III) showing lamps, wind horns, attached to radiator. (14) Inspection lamp and switch permanently fixed on the engine side of the dashboard. | ||