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).
Letter regarding Phantom III vaporisation trouble and modifications to the petrol filter and piping.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\2\ scan0348 | |
| Date | 2nd August 1937 | |
| By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} From this later report it appears that M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Villeroy, who was the originator of the idea that the filter removed from the Vee cured all, is not now so happy Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} To Rolls-Royce Ltd. Derby............ Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Copy to .......... Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} Sr. is absent Levallois VAS/ET.2.8.37 1245 Re: PHANTOM III VAPORISATION TROUBLE Chassis 3.BU.94 - Mr. de VILLEROY -------------------------------- We thank you for your Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}2/R.27.7.37 and will carry out the modification to the position of the petrol filter and petrol pipes from pump to carburetter to this car, when it is next in Paris. For your information, we attach copy of a letter dated the 26th ultimo, which we have received from Mr. de Villeroy and which you will find self-explanatory. Concerning the modification to the position of the petrol filter and piping on Phantom III chassis, we would suggest that GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} refers to our memo SR/VAIO/GM.27.7.37 re chassis 3.AZ.52, Mr Lionel de Rothschild, which we sent to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} with copy to Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}, and to which we attached a translation of our Tester's (Langeron) report after attending to chassis 3.AZ.52, on which he modified the position of the filter and piping. VA. vd / | ||