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).
Anchoring the body, dissatisfaction with Kautex packings on the Spectre, and substituting with Daimler's Balata belting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\1\ scan0074 | |
| Date | 12th February 1935 | |
| - sheet 2 - We have of course to find out what effect will result on the road, but we shall be in a position to do some research work on the relative value of these connections, more particularly with reference to anchoring the body rigidly sideways. We are not satisfied with the behaviour of the Kautex packings used on the first SpectreCodename for Phantom III, and we are substituting for this Balata belting which we understand is used by the Daimler Company. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||