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).
Decision to change the material of the Spectre steering pivot bottom bush from unhardened nickel steel to hard cast Phosphor Bronze for the Spectre 2 for France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\1\ scan0215 | |
| Date | 18th September 1935 | |
| x S 350 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/HP.18.9.35. c. E.Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Phantom - Steering Pivots. Referring to the bottom bush of the SpectreCodename for Phantom III steering pivot, which has been made in unhardened nickel steel, it is now decided to make them in hard cast Phosphor Bronze and this should be instructed for SpectreCodename for Phantom III 2 for France. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||