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).
Technical report on car development issues including clutch, frame movement, exhaust, cooling, and vehicle weight.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\1\ 01-page281 | |
Date | 11th March 1935 | |
-4- (6) CLUTCH. Both the single plate clutches are giving satisfactory engagement. We believe that the question of sufficient pedal travel is being dealt with by Design. [handwritten: TR{Capt. F. W. Turner - Finance}/8] (7) FRAME REAR END MOVEMENT. Since the body has been tied to the chassis frame this shake in the back seats is less noticeable. Whilst we are still working on it, we no longer consider it a major problem. (8) EXHAUST SYSTEM. We are satisfied with the intake silencers and have nearly completed the exhaust system. (9) COOLING SYSTEM. We do not anticipate any difficulty in providing sufficient radiator for this car, our main anxiety is to ensure that we do not carry about more radiator than is necessary. It will probably be easiest to finalize the cooling system when the first car goes to France. (10) WEIGHT OF THE CAR. As we pointed out at the last Conference the weight of the first car was 47 cwts. 3 qrs. 21 lbs., and the weight of the second car is 49 cwts. 0 qrs. 14 lbs. We think that the information we have circulated on Bentley weights has indicated where our standard design is likely to be heavy, and we think this is an opportunity to design lightened parts to be tested on the bump with a view to getting them on the car. We think there are a number of points of accessibility which will have to have attention, and we are handing the car over to CML. mainly with a view to getting his opinion on these points. Summarizing the present position, now that we have more cars and engine units to work on we think that the development of the SpectreCodename for Phantom III is progressing much more rapidly. HM{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}/RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||