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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).
From AJS discussing further lightening of the Phantom's clutch and flywheel.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 66\4\  scan0078
Date  2nd February 1927
  
To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from AJS.
c. to BJ. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

AJS1/M21. 2. 2. 27.

X8300

PHANTOM - CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL LIGHTENING.

X.8300
X.4194

In reference to your recent letter dealing with this subject, and the apparent success of OY's suggested serrated coupling in place of the universal joint inside the clutch, do you not think we might try a similar scheme when making the further lightening as asked for by yourself recently?

AJS
  
  


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