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).
Requesting the trial fitment of D.W.S. front jacks to a Phantom III chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 139\1\ scan0031 | |
| Date | 21th January 1936 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} V1166 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Bwg.{J. C. Bowring}6/JH. 21.1.36. D.W.S. Front Jacks 32-EX. We are now anxious to try out scheme LEC.4891 showing the front jacks fitted to the wishbones. For this purpose will you please urge a pair of brackets RS.{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary}105/6 mentioned under memo E/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}3/MN.9.1.3 Will you also please instruct for a set of D.W.S. Hydraulic jacks to be fitted to the Ph.III Bump chassis. RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/J.F. has a set in hand, and we should like 5/16" piping (std. Copper) fitted on this system and operated by a Jackall hand pump as originally fitted to 32-EX. The front jacks in this case will be fitted on the frame with brackets F.88215/6. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Bwg.{J. C. Bowring} | ||