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).
Cost estimation and proposal for a modification using a sweated sleeve in 'E' Series chassis end caps.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\3\ scan0178 | |
| Date | 1st November 1932 | |
| PHANTOM II STANDARDS. PARTS Estimated cost of new tools ...... £18. 0. 0. Could be brought on to production at the 1st. of chassis in "E" Series (without scrap) Use sleeve E.89030 sweated inside existing end caps E.84967/8 which will involve a tool cost of £9.0.0. and an increase in factory cost of 1/- per chassis. This could be introduced without scrap as soon as tools are available, i.e. in about 6 weeks time and is the scheme which ran 17,000 miles on 32-EX. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} | ||