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).
Recommending the standardisation of Phantom controls after successful testing on experimental cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 17\3\ Scan246 | |
| Date | 7th May 1928 | |
| To EY. from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AJL. x7230 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AJL1/LG7.5.28. PHANTOM CONTROLS. x7240 LeC.2198, 2200/1. With reference to EY/C95/DB{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}4.5.28. The above type of controls eliminating the 'click on' joints have been fitted for some considerable on experimental cars, including 14-EX, 12-EX, 15-EX, 16-EX and 17-EX. They have proved quite satisfactory and the total mileage covered is sufficient to warrant their standardisation. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.J.Lidsey. | ||