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).
Broken Phantom III horn bracket with a sketch of the failure.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\1\ scan0421 | |
| Date | 9th September 1936 | |
| X300 To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}22/KW.9.9.36. Phantom III Horn Brackets. We have had a case on 36-EX where the horn bracket has broken clean across the dowel hole as per sketch. The defective bracket has been handed to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} for his inspection. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.Dodd. BROKEN HERE E78415 | ||