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).
Secret memo detailing proposed modifications to the Spectre model's hand brake cables to prevent fraying.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\4\ scan0088 | |
| Date | 20th August 1935 | |
| GRY{Shadwell Grylls} x306 BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. E.Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}Hdy.{William Hardy}RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}3/HP.20.8.35. SECRET. SpectreCodename for Phantom III - Hand Brake Cables. We wish to try a thimble guide round the L.H.cable between the hand brake compensator and the operating lever on the brake carrier where the cable passes across the rear axle pinion thrust housing, to avoid the cable being frayed by the housing nut as reported from France. This is shewn on N.Sch.4576 herewith. There is also shewn a modification to the angular position of the 3 countersunk head screws to bring them more clear of the cable. N.Sch.4576 herewith. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||