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 various automotive components and samples, including bearings, springs, and a thermostat, with notes on their condition and usage history.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\2\ Scan401 | |
| Date | 1st September 1935 guessed | |
| -4- 1. Thermostat (SpectreCodename for Phantom III). Samples radiator matrix. Samples, radiator, or lamp, grille. Broken rocker shaft. Road Spring (Bentley) broken half section off 1-B-IV. Samples flexible tubing. CONNECTING ROD BIG END BEARINGS. 1 pair off B-III unit, 14,000 road miles. 1/2 section off B-1 unit, 50 hours test bed running, 26 hours at 4,000 r.p.m. 8,600 road miles. 1/2 section typical white metal bearings after 36 hours running. 1/2 section off Fer.III. 2nd 10,000 miles. Oil Temps. up to 120oC. 1 pair off chassis B-1-CW. F.B.A. Trials car, No.5 conn. rod. 1 pair (SpectreCodename for Phantom III) intermediate bearings, 12,000 miles. Other samples, no record. | ||