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 memorandum regarding modifications to the Spectre front suspension components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\3\ scan0137 | |
| Date | 16th August 1935 | |
| +346 GRY{Shadwell Grylls} / CS To HY.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} from Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} SECRET. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/HP.16.8.35. c. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hdy.{William Hardy} ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/MS. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} SpectreCodename for Phantom III - Front Suspension. Referring to the main bearing housing G.83142/3, it is understood that though the dies are on order they are not yet delivered. We wish to add three bosses to the bolt face as indicated on N.Sch.4591, and believe that this can be done without difficulty on the dies now partly made. Could this be instructed so that no forgings come in without these bosses. The resulting delay should be slight. We also wish these bosses added to the forging of the main bearing housing of the Autoloc shock damper arrangement (N.Sch.4520) which we understand has been detailed but not yet instructed. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||