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).
Outlining action points from a discussion on car work, particularly concerning the Phantom III model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 174\3\ img117 | |
| Date | 3rd December 1936 | |
| (L) To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Smth. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Mths.{Reg Matthews} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wst. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GR.{George Ratcliffe} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems} CAR WORK GENERALLY. The following points should be noticed with reference to the discussion held 3/12/36:- P.III. (1) Hardy will issue a standardisation sheet as soon as he has seen the ball ends on 35-EX. (2) It is understood that 275 P.III gearboxes will go out without the concertina piece to prevent gears coming out of mesh. (3) Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} will follow up the new front roll rod on the P.III with a view to having it fitted to the Continental car. (4) Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} will give a definite date when he expects to start a standardisation sheet for the improved Arens Shock Absorber Control. (5) Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} will continue his experiments on frame noise. He will also investigate whether anything is being done on American cars. (6) Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} will issue his report on sideways shake on 4/12/36, together with a programme of future work. (7) Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} will give me a promise for the P.III Continental manifold. (8) Mths.{Reg Matthews} will collect all available information on P.III cylinder wear. (9) Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} will see HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} to see why we cannot have improved Continental hand brake leverage on 35-EX. (10) Dixon & Ratcliffe will experiment with a larger needle valve seat in the Stromberg carburetter with a view to improved petrol consumption. Any results obtained will be proved out by Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} on 32-EX. | ||