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).
Missed desirable feature for the Phantom III clutch regarding the driven plate and splines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 93\3\ scan0180 | |
| Date | 8th October 1936 | |
| To E: c: to Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}: c: to Hdy.{William Hardy} X312 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Smth.20/JH.8.10.36: Phantom III Clutch, Re Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Smth/2/KW.8.10.3 6: A further desirable feature, which we omitted in the above memo, is that the place of the driven plate should bisect the hub if possible, and that the diameter of the splines should be increased to 1 3/4". Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Smth. | ||