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).
The road test of the second Phantom II synchro-mesh gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179\3\ img098 | |
| Date | 23th March 1932 | |
| ORIGINAL. To R.{Sir Henry Royce} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to S. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/WJ.23.3.32. X7310 P.2.SYNCHRO-MESH GEARBOX. We have had the second Phantom ll gearbox on the road, and the gears, as regards silence are excellent. The synchro-mesh cones are the same as in the original box. Although the operation is slightly better than the original one, the lever is still baulked considerably by the cam action. We expect to have the gearbox with the modified cone angles on test in two days. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||