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).
Numbered list of action items from a project meeting concerning vehicle development and component investigation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 174\3\ img048 | |
| Date | 18th November 1935 | |
| -5- (40) Dodd will issue a report on the difficulty of timing the SpectreCodename for Phantom III cars with the present ignition set-up. This report should be written in conjunction with Wst, as he should have some explanation to offer as to why we are out of date. X (41) Dodd and Matthews should finalise the correct governor ignition advance curve for the big bore car. ✓ (42) Shyman should look into the possibility of using the Packard type front engine mounting on the SpectreCodename for Phantom III. ✓ (43) Salt should investigate Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}'s report on detonation with the use of 50/50 Benzol mixture compared with DTD.224. He should also look into the question of obtaining a high compression large inlet valve competition head. We also want to obtain some dome top pistons to raise the compression by one complete ratio. Salt is to provide a sketch for these; Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} will take the matter up with Brooks. Leave on minutes (44) Hardy will write to the B.T.H. people and get them to come down to discuss the failure of the timing gear on the SpectreCodename for Phantom III. He will also get the full history of the work this timing gear has done since it was fitted to the engine. ✓ (45) Hardy will follow up the investigation of side steering tube springs. X (46) Leslie will report on how much, if any, we can drop the floor on the 20/25 when we fit the hypoid axle. X ✓ (47) Bowering will follow up the jack pad for William Arnold and let me see a demonstration of this in use. Keep on (48) Steadman will follow up the Gallay radiator. Keep on (49) Swindall will follow up to improve the SpectreCodename for Phantom III carburetters for starting, the parts to be fitted to the red car, 33-Bx. Concentrate on Stromberg | ||