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).
Notes from a meeting in Derby listing action points and issues regarding Spectre and Bentley models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\1\ Scan226 | |
| Date | 22th October 1935 | |
| X2924 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Worl/R.22.10.35. NOTES OF MEETING HELD AT DERBY ON 11th SEPTEMBER, 1935. Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}2/KW12.9.35. Will you please let me have, not later than first thing on Monday morning next, brief notes on the latest position of the following, so that I may be ready for Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}'s visit on Tuesday next, the 29th instant:- R-R BEARING METAL. (Page 1) SPECTRECodename for Phantom III - (Vapour Lock. page 1. (Slow Running. (Piston Knocks and Over-oiling, i.e. high oil consumption. (Carburetter Flooding. (Broken Push Rod. page 2. (Leaks from Rear Axle. (Size of Throttles. (Leaks from Shock Absorbers. (Chunking in Drive. (Rear Axle Dither. (Bijur System Faults. (Damage to Rear Shock Absorbers by Stones. (Design of Gearbox. page 3. (Failure of Spokes. (Wear of front tyres. (Action of car over Humpback Bridges. (Connecting Rod Rattle. page 4. (Two-carburetter scheme. BENTLEY. (Stellited Valves. (Texolite Gears. page 5. (Big Bore Engine. (Van Vooren Body. (S-B-IV - future programme and policy in connection { (1) with Bentley. page 6. { (2) - Question of whether any further experimental work is needed in connection with a super-charged model. { (3) - Proposal for an experimental single cylinder engine. { (4) - Big bore engine. | ||