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).
List detailing the fitting of Thermoid Faced Cushioned Clutch Plates on various Phantom III cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 96\1\ scan0209 | |
| Date | 8th September 1937 | |
| N/W - Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler} o.{Mr Oldham} to Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} 361 A/C file Br/Bk{A. Birkett - Commercial Manager}5/W.8.9.37. re Phantom III Clutches. Your Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC{N. R. Chandler}14/JH.7.9.37. We note that the Thermoid Faced Cushioned Clutch Plates are now coming on to production. We therefore give you below a full list of all the plates of this type which we have fitted up to date. You will see that there are one or two differences between this list and the one that you sent us. 3-AZ-62 - Seymour Berry Fitted 25th May - speedometer reading 8107. 3-BT{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer}-23 - Dubonnet Fitted June 14th - speedometer reading 741 3-BU-74 - Bradford Fitted June 21st - speedometer reading 1342 3-BU-10 - Cobbold Fitted June 24th - speedometer reading 4557 3-AX-121 - Clark Fitted July 13th - speedometer reading 4851 3-BU-148 - Whigham Fitted July 16th - speedometer reading 3648 3-AX-77 - Brenninkmeyer Fitted July 20th, speedometer reading 7434 3-BU-200 - Reventlow Fitted August 10th - speedometer reading 982 3-BT{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer}-141 - Hooper Fitted August 12th - speedometer reading 1337 3-BU-98 - Locan Fitted August 24th - speedometer reading 9743 3-CP-16 - Critchley Fitted August 23rd - speedometer reading 2304 | ||