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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).
List of tests comparing steering, suspension, and frame stiffness for Spectre, Cadillac, and Phantom II models.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 95\3\  scan0030
Date  12th September 1934 guessed
  
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Pivot load on stub axle ball end to turn road wheel when on grease plate, in centre position, full left lock and full right lock, taken in both directions, on :-

(a) SpectreCodename for Phantom III
(b) Cadillac

Steering Box load to turn steering when from bottom of pendulum lever :-

(a) SpectreCodename for Phantom III
(b) Cadillac
(c) Ph.II

Softer Buffers, G.81436.

Scheme for variable rating springs.

Stiffness of frame :-

(a) SpectreCodename for Phantom III
(b) Cadillac.
  
  


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