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 main troubles for the Spectre model, categorized by vehicle component.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\1\ scan0012 | |
| Date | 10th July 1935 guessed | |
| SpectreCodename for Phantom III Main Troubles. ENGINE. Petrol boiling. Inaccessibility of inner set of sparking plugs (two hours to clean) Rattle in timing case. Bad oil leak into clutch pit (3 pints a day) Oil cooler failure. The engine smash owing to valve breaking. Gearbox. Synchromesh poor and not up to standard for quietness. Loss of oil. Front bolt of stay fell out. Pin worked out of selector shaft and jammed gears. Top stay broke close to box. Rear cross member of gearbox too flexible. Was not to hold box. Brakes. Front insufficient. Front dampers losing oil badly from joint to frame. Rear axle control insufficient to prevent shuddering. Springs. Hitting of buffers etc. Steering. Slight joggles between 45 and 60. | ||