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).
Letter regarding excessive heat experienced in the front footwell of a Phantom lll, with suggestions for improvement.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\4\ scan0002 | |
| Date | 3rd December 1936 | |
| TELEPHONE NOs 2224 MOSS 2225 SIDE 2226 2227 TELEGRAMS: ARNOLD, SEMEAD. ST GEORGE'S HALL, HULME, MANCHESTER, 15. RECEIVED 4 DEC 1936 December 3rd 1936 The Works Manager, Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd. DERBY. Dear Sir, Phantom lll Have you had any complaints about the heat experienced by users of the above car, occupying the front seats? I have heard certain observations which I feel will be of interest to you, namely, that the footboards of the front seat get very hot, and that in Summer weather it is considered this will be a very serious defect. I do not pose as an automobile Engineer, but one cannot spend 37 years driving cars without forming some opinion, and I am wondering whether two Silencers instead of one would help to keep the engine cooler, and whether some form of baffle-plate, between the engine and the dash, could be arranged to deflect the heat to ventilators fitted in the sides of the engine bonnet. It is the opinion of others that the Phantom lll is a delightful car to drive, but it seems a pity, under such circumstances, to miss an opportunity of improvement which would add materially to the comfort of the owner driver. Yours faithfully, A.{Mr Adams} Seymour Mead (Major) ASM/ECD Handwritten: RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} please reply HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||