Seeking an opinion on supplying 14-tooth axles for Phantom models to meet customer demand.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66\4\ scan0341 | |
| Date | 27th April 1926 | |
| To PH. GWB. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} X.8350 BJ1/H27.4.26. (X8991) 14-Tooth Axle. I attach a copy of my memorandum to R. {Sir Henry Royce} , BJ5/H13.4.26, and his reply, R4/M21.4.26. Kindly let me have your opinion as soon as possible as to whether you consider there is any objection to our supplying 14-tooth axles under the special circumstances mentioned in my memo. Of course we shall reduce the number to a minimum, and endeavour to prevent customers from having them as far as seems desirable; but we do not want to disappoint customers who have been used to a 14-tooth axle on their Silver Ghost(1907 40/50 historic RAC 15,000 miles trial)s and especially want the same acceleration, etc. on their Phantoms. B.J. | ||
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).