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).
Performance feedback on the Continental Phantom model.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\R\2December1927-February1928\ Scan137 | |
| Date | 30th January 1928 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/MM. c. to BJ. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}✓ c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}✓ CWB. EN. to FN. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} ORIGINAL CONTINENTAL PHANTOM. X8774 X S770 Our views on this car are as follows. We think * that we shall be worse off than the standard car for: (1) Torque reaction. The sports car is undoubtedly rougher on the pick up than the standard car. There are a number of very definite reasons for this. The roughness ceases below 25 m.p.h. It is therefore out of the normal range of a sports car when used on the Continent. (2) Steering. The higher the maximum speed of a car, the more susceptible is the steering to slight inequalities & in the tyres out of balance of the wheels. Therefore customers must pay attention to these details. All our ordinary steering troubles will be accentuated as the maximum speed of the car is increased. (3) Suspension on bad roads below 25 m.p.h. The suspension of the whole car is arranged for fast touring and Continental work. It is therefore less soft than that of the standard car below 25 m.p.h. (4) Ventilation of the driving seat. We have some experimental work still to do on this subject. The high speeds attainable make it essential that the front driving seats should be ventilated for traffic work. We do not think that we shall have any difficulty in getting good results contd :- | ||