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).
Standardisation of a rear apron and luggage grid for the Phantom II chassis, considering the placement of a spare wheel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 13\6\ 06-page46 | |
| Date | 10th February 1931 | |
| X7600 HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} To DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re P.II - Rear Apron for Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}11/E10.2.31 Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Use with No.4 type Revised Luggage Grid. Replying to DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/MS.2.31 no definite policy has been decided on in regard to this because we are waiting to see the sample. You will remember that under DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/MEO.12.30 you sent N.Sch.3032 with a suggestion that it should be fitted up on one of the experimental cars for us to see. This suggestion was approved and confirmed in Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}10/E31.12.30 and I am waiting to hear from W. on the question of how soon the car will be ready for us to see. I rather feel that we shall have to standardise a back apron for use with this type of grid as it is becoming more and more important to keep up-to-date and the back appearance of our car has for a long time been a source of worry to me. Additionally I feel this is important because the result of the Experimental Department's recent work in connection with springing is, I believe, tending towards the reversal of our former strong recommendation for the carrying of at least one wheel at the back and, if this does come into force, then this No.4 type of grid and apron will become the standard type. We are in the position of having had to/agree to no wheel at the back on the L.H.P.II chassis for America and we were unable to impress them with the importance of carrying the wheel at the back because the springing of their P.I without wheel at rear was better than our P.II with wheel at rear. If we do decide to standardise an apron, I think we can adopt one which will suit practically all types of bodies by extending the apron up to the back cross member of the frame. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} RECEIVED 11 FEB 1931 N.Sch 3032 shows just a wheel. DO have made an Apron from it and have submitted it to W for approval who have replied 13.2.31 | ||