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).
Meeting notes from Derby regarding the Phantom III chassis, focusing on carburettor testing and selection.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\1\ Scan267 | |
| Date | 5th December 1935 | |
| Enqrt CX{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}:D/KWS.12.35. Notes of Meeting held at Derby on 5th December,1925. Present Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Lld. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} CHASSIS. PHANTOM III Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rel/KW20.11.35 was first discussed as regards the following points. Carburattors The testing of the Stomberg down draught carburettor is proceeding, and the question to decide is whether this dual carburetter is generally speaking preferable to the four-carburettor scheme. Results with it so far show it to be superior to the four carburettors in performance, also it is cheaper. Further, it renders the engine more accessible. As pointed out in Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}'s memo, testing for vapour lock cannot be carried out until high temperatures are available. It was considered, however, that the general advantages to be gained made it worth taking this risk. If Experimental will pass the carburettor as satisfactory from the performance point of view, Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} will tackle the production side in conjunction with Messrs Zenith. A car with the final carburettor scheme should be on the road within the next two weeks. Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} pointed out that the time has now arrived for the question of manufacture to be investigated without further delay. The proposal also affects the question of the first 50 carburettors being obtained from America. It was agreed it was to our advantage to have them made in this Country and it was therefore decided to stop work at once on the four-carburettor scheme and concentrate on the Stromberg. | ||