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 matrix unit of a lightened radiator for the Continental Phantom III for engine testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\6\ scan0061 | |
| Date | 14th December 1936 | |
| 300B To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.13/AP.14.12.36. CONTINENTAL PHANTOM III. LIGHTENED RADIATOR. We wish to run this radiator with the Continental engine on the test bed before it is fitted to the car. Will you therefore, hand us the matrix unit (matrix, top and bottom tanks and fittings), complete with steam valve, inlet pipes and filler cap etc. fitted, before this unit is fitted to the complete radiator. We should like to receive this unit as soon as possible after the Continental Ph.III. engine goes on test. The steam valve and complete radiator should be tested for air tightness up to 10 lbs. sq.in. We shall then carry out our tests and hand the unit back to you for fitting into the complete radiator. If this is likely to delay the Continental chassis at all, the latter can have a standard radiator fitted for purposes of body and wing fitting. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||