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).
New drawings for forked connecting rods and bearing bushes for the Phantom III chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 93\1\ scan0134 | |
| Date | 1st September 1937 | |
| To. Mr Hives [Strikethrough] c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} Gen. Mgr/Mr Day [Strikethrough] File [Handwritten] 314 [Handwritten] BY/CS1/EH.1.9.37. Re Phantom III Chassis - Connecting Rod - Sec;5030. Forked Connecting Rods with Halls' Alloy Bearing Bushes. Please receive herewith blue prints of the following new drawings, detailed in accordance with Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl{Len H. Swindell}'s verbal instructions. E.89178 Upper Half Bearing - Conn. Rod replaces E.84684. E.89179 Lower " " " " " E.84683. Will you please instruct as required, together with the following:- E.89172 Bush - Forked Rod E.89174 Liner - Forked Rod E.89176 Bolt - Forked Rod replaces E.84687. Remainder of parts to LOP. E.84691. Please note, that this experiment is entirely separate from that instructed under BY/CS5/EH.30.8.37, also, that forgings for Lower Half Bearing to E.84683.F. should be selected as large as possible with special reference to the bolt bosses. BY/CS. | ||