Design position report detailing the status of various components for Bentley, Phantom II, and Spectre chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan073 | |
| Date | 2nd November 1934 guessed | |
| ITEM. (2) DESIGN POSITION. BENTLEY CHASSIS - CONTINUED. Connecting rod with lead bronze big ends. In hand. Petrol tank - air vent. Completed. Layrub propellor shaft universal joint. Completed. Universally jointed change gear lever shaft (suggestion to overcome gear lever rattles). In hand. PHANTOM II CHASSIS. Spring loaded valves for damper governor pump. Completed. Instrument patch to suit veneered instrument board. Put aside. Exhaust nozzle suspension - to suit short bodies. Completed. Gearbox mods. to facilitate production (works request). Completed. SPECTRE(Codename for Phantom III) CHASSIS. Modifications to central web of crankcase to facilitate removal of sand. Completed. Vacuum control for ignition distributors. In hand. External modifications to cylinder head to facilitate enamelling. In hand. | ||
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).