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).
Internal order request for Phantom II road springs with specific measurements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 52\2\ Scan258 | |
| Date | 8th November 1930 | |
| Order Office from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} x4429. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rml/ADL8.11.30. x7410. x4429. PHANTOM II ROAD SPRINGS. Will you please order for us from Messrs. Firther the following road springs :- One pair rear type E.79430 Free camber 9.25" Loaded camber.flat Max. deflection 13.25" Poundage at flat camber 1350 One pair front type E.78792 Free Camber 4.1" Loaded Camber. flat Max. bump 2.75" neg. Poundage at flat camber 1100. These springs are urgently required. They will be submitted to a destruction test so that Messrs. Firth can make any alteration to the number and thickness of leaves they think fit on the front, though personally we think little should be required. We suggest that the rears should be replicas of the standard 1350 lb. spring except as to camber. We should be glad if they would give us a delivery date. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||