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).
The condition of newly received Phantom III cushioned clutch plates, noting several cracks in one of the liners.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 96\1\ scan0199 | |
| Date | 1st September 1937 | |
| 361 N/W. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler} Br/Bk{A. Birkett - Commercial Manager}2/W.1.9.37. re Phantom III Clutches. The two long type cushioned clutch plates came to hand this morning as promised, but we note that one of them has several cracks in one of the liners. There are two cracks 2" long, one 1¼", one 1", and one ½". We shall be glad to have your confirmation that the plate should be erected in this condition. Bk.{A. Birkett - Commercial Manager} | ||