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).
List of required jobs and investigations for the Spectre model before it goes into the workshop again.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\1\ 01-page143 | |
| Date | 1st November 1934 | |
| To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} +6b94 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/KW.1.11.34. SpectreCodename for Phantom III. Jobs requiring attention before car goes into shop again :- (1) Frame movement from increased shock damper setting due to hard front or rear dampers ? (2) Stiffness of SpectreCodename for Phantom III frame. (3) Engine noise. Does this disappear with close tappet setting ? (4) Slack in the transmission. What is this ? (5) Get a scheme for visually observing frame movement on a rough road. (6) Rear axle dither. (a) Does a rubber connection between axle and spring eliminate this ? (b) What do Cadillacs use ? (c) Will stiffer roll rod or Hartfords eliminate ? Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||