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).
Improvements to the rear end of a Phantom II chassis without a spare wheel carrier.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\U\May1930-July1930\ Scan152 | |
| Date | 23th July 1930 | |
| DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AJL. c. to R.{Sir Henry Royce} Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AJL.1/MJ. 23.7.30. REAR END OF PHANTOM II WHEN NO SPARE WHEEL CARRIER IS FITTED. With reference to DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/4.12.7.30. We agree that the appearance of the rear end of Phantom II with no spare wheel carrier fitted could with advantage be improved. The neater Telegauge fitting to N. Sch.3028 is considered a doubtful improvement (it is not approved by the makers of the gauge). It is essential that the pipes should be detachable at both ends, and of such a construction that it is possible to connect up a foot pump to them. The rectangular hole in the rear cross member when enlarged to pass the banjo piece becomes very large indeed (.750" x 2.00") and must weaken the cross member considerably. The nut which secures the pipe line armouring to the banjo piece gives one the impression that the pipes are detachable at that point and is thus likely to be the cause of damage being done to the pipes. It is possible that this nut be undone and an attempt made to pull the pipes out of the banjo. We are fitting up one of these on chassis 18-G4 now being built. We are awaiting the design for the folding luggage grid and suggest that DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} at the same time should give us a design of apron and tool box to fill in the space between the tank and the rear cross member. We can then | ||