Design position list detailing modifications and their status for the Phantom III chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\4\ scan0035 | |
| Date | 11th March 1936 | |
| (2) ITEM. DESIGN POSITION. PHANTOM III CHASSIS. Forged connecting rods. Put aside. Strengthening of rear axle casing to suit garage jacks. Completed 28.2.36. Terraplane type rear engine suspension. Put aside. Mod. to fixing of stay from clutch casing to cross. Completed 3.3.36 Vacuum servo for clutch operation. In hand. Mods. to hand brake linkage to provide for movement of equaliser. Completed 9.3.36. Shield to prevent brake rope fouling axle rebound strap. Completed 9.3.36. Dynamo to accommodate revised brush gear. Completed 3.3.36. Improved engine undershields. Completed 10.3.36. Modified fast idle adjustment and control rods with ball ends - Stromberg carburetter. Completed 11.3.36. Standard Oilite bush for clutch bearing. Completed 9.3.36. Leather packing for protection of Oilite bushes on rear brake bell crank levers. Completed 9.3.36. Reversed oil seals - yoke piece lever bearing - front susp'n. In hand. Increased radius on nose of rear axle bevel pinion. In hand. Increased area of rear axle differential gear thrust washers. In hand. Modified run of petrol drain pipes. In hand. | ||
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).