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).
Steering shocks on the Spectre model and proposing a test to identify the cause.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\1\ scan0188 | |
| Date | 16th July 1935 | |
| SECRET. 4350 To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Copyto Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}BY. [Struck through] RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} [Struck through] SPECTRECodename for Phantom III STEERING. I note in a lot of GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}'s reports that he complains of steering shocks on the SpectreCodename for Phantom III at speeds in the neighbourhood of 45 miles per hour. We suggest that it might be useful if the SpectreCodename for Phantom III could be run on the bump with the small aluminium strips fitted to the drums which were used some time ago. This would enable us to determine whether the shocks he feels are due to wheel hop or frame deflection. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} [Signature] | ||