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).
Standardization of parts proposal for the Phantom III, including tool cost estimate and production notes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 171\2\ img307 | |
| Date | 29th December 1937 | |
| PH/ZNW PHANTOM III STANDARDIZATION OF PARTS. Estimated cost of new tools £3.0.0. Could be brought on to production at the 1st. Chassis in "E" series (without scrap.. TABLE: | MATERIAL | LABOUR | CHARGES | TOTAL | |--------------|-------------|------------|-------------| | £ s d | £ s d | £ s d | £ s d | | . . . | 2 7 2 | . 4 3 | 2 11 5 | | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | APPROVALS: | INITIAL | DATE | REMARKS | |---------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | DS | .(1).0.38 | Issued | | RH{R. Hollingworth} | | Issued | | C | .(1).0.38 | Issued | | E | .(1).0.38 | Issued | | AQ | | Issued | | YB | .(1).0.38 | Issued | | BB | | Issued | | RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} | .(1).0.38 | When stocks of old type are exhausted... this modification should have been issued at the earliest date. | | XM | | When stocks of old type are exhausted issue at earliest possible. | | RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | .(2).0.38 | Issued | | ||