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).
Leaflets for updating Phantom III handbooks regarding a fuel pump switch and instrument board wiring.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 139\3\ scan0107 | |
| Date | 19th February 1937 | |
| BY Hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} S't EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} E M BR ROY{Sir Henry Royce} Sr (Paris) E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} TGD RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Ry (Madrid) Allied Motors Bombay Rob (Utrecht) Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} (Sales) H Tr{Capt. F. W. Turner - Finance} (Sales) Bs{A J. Barnes - Assistant Manager} " JLE{J. Lee Evans - Chassis Test Manager} Nk Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Mr.Ward (Derby) Faith Reid K St Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} FBS{F. Bell-Scott} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Rolls-Royce School of Instruction. BY/NW{N. Walker - Patents}2/VL.{V. Lewis / Mr Valentine}19.2.37. PHANTOM III HANDBOOKS. We send herewith copies of three leaflets for insertion in the above, as follows :- Change-over Switch for Fuel Pump. This is to be fitted retrospectively to all Phantom III chassis. Leaflet No.46/40/50 - for issue to holders of the No.X book. Leaflet No.47/40/50 - for issue to holders of the No.XI book. Will D/BP kindly arrange to send a copy of the appropriate leaflet to an owner when advice is received that the switch has been fitted to that chassis. The switch was first fitted on production at the 89th chassis in Series B, 3-BU-178, and we are hoping to commence issue of the books approximately at this point with the leaflet included, but will advise D/BP in greater detail later. We are having the leaflet inserted in our stock of the No.XI book. Modified Instrument Board Wiring (Lights not controlled by Master Switch). Leaflet No.45/40/50 - for issue to holders of the No.XI book commencing at the 89th chassis in Series B, 3-BU-178. We are also having this leaflet inserted in our stock of the No.XI book and will commence issue of the book including the leaflet approximately at chassis 3-BU-178, advising D/BP in greater detail later. To Hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}, Sr and JLE{J. Lee Evans - Chassis Test Manager} we are sending two copies of each of these leaflets and to Bombay three of each as requested. BY/NW.{N. Walker - Patents} | ||