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).
Modification request for the Phantom 111 Bonnet Rest Plate and Angle Brackets.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\6\ scan0294 | |
| Date | 30th August 1937 | |
| E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Dept. C. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} C. ED.{J. L. Edwards} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}10/G.30.8.37. 305 hMurthy/SDE STEADMAN PHANTOM 111 - BONNET REST PLATE. Herewith the following scheme :- F.CD.41 Modifications to Bonnet Rest Angle Brackets. P.lll. These brackets E.86898/9 have broken both on the bumper and in France (see Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}4/JAB.24.8.37) so we are asking that they are made in .080 thick steel instead of .104 thick aluminium. The slot which is cut to clear the rib on the dashboard should also be reduced as shewn. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||