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).
Various positions of the accelerator pedal for the 'W' series, with reference to the Silver Ghost and New Phantom models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\2\ Scan003 | |
| Date | 5th November 1925 | |
| To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to CJ. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 47470 DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/M5.11.25. ACCELERATOR PEDAL - 'W' SERIES. X. 8470 X. 7470 X. 3450 We send herewith N.sch.2078. We have shewn on this the various positions of the pedal which have arisen during the recent correspondence on the subject of the accelerator pedal. We have shewn in red the original Silver Ghost before front wheel brakes were introduced, and in black we have shewn the new position which Mr. Royce agrees to, and which we have applied to EAC. 8. It will be seen that this is only slightly more than the original Silver Ghost. In green we shew the New PhantomCodename for PHANTOM I which was complained of, and in yellow the modified New PhantomCodename for PHANTOM I which was tried by Sales and not agreed to. The black position is the one we now propose and we suggest that it should be rigged up as soon as possible and tried by all concerned. Will you please let us have an extra print of N.sch.2078 as we wish to send it to London for their information. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||