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).
Request for various components and technical information from a stripped Cadillac for analysis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\1\ scan0216 | |
| Date | 15th March 1935 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} X1729 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}27/KW.15.3.35. Cadillac. While this car is stripped will you please supply us with (1) The weights of the engine components (as you did with the SpectreCodename for Phantom III). (2) Drawing of the crankshaft damper. (3) A photograph of the rear walls of the crankcase. (4) Sketch of the brake shoe operating toggles. (5) Weights of chassis components such as complete axle assemblies, gearbox, propellor shaft, steering column and box. (6) Completely strip the steering for examination by the designers. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||