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).
Requesting specially selected valve springs for a Phantom III trials car as a precaution against breakages.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 96\2\ scan0125 | |
| Date | 31th July 1936 | |
| X354 S/W. BY/Cgh.{W Clough} [Struck through] c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} [Struck through] c. " E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. " Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. " Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} [Struck through] c. " Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} [Struck through] c. " JLE{J. Lee Evans - Chassis Test Manager} [Struck through] Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}4/KW31.7.36. Phantom III Valve Springs. With reference to your BY/Cgh.{W Clough}1/MC30.7.36, there is another Trials Car now in the hands of the Retailers, 3-AZ-26, Rootes. We think it might be as well for you to send us the specially selected valve springs for this car as well as the two sets you propose to send us for 34-EX and 3-AZ-40 - Portarlington. We should like to take this precaution for fear there are any on 3-AZ-26 which may break. Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} | ||