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).
Poor performance during road tests of the Phantom III Induction System with a Stromberg Carburettor.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 93\2\ scan0130 | |
| Date | 24th January 1936 | |
| To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Fx. c. to Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} X308 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}18/KW.24.1.36. Phantom III Induction System. The attached report shows why we are down in performance on our road tests with the first Stromberg Carburetter arrangement giving sparking plug accessibility. We shall confirm these results on another engine during the next few days, and at the same time are urging the modifications to correct matters. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Att: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}19/KW.24.1.36. | ||