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).
Cost estimation for the standardisation of parts on the Phantom III chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 171\2\ img257 | |
| Date | 29th January 1938 | |
| C.S.I. COMMITTEE PHANTOM III STANDARDISATION OF PARTS Estimated cost of new tools approximately £1.3.0. Assuming this feature is standardised on all three types of chassis. [X] Could be brought in to production at the 1st. chassis in 'D' Series without scrap. TABLE 1: COST BREAKDOWN MATERIAL: £ - s 2 d 2 LABOUR: £ - s 1 d 1 CHARGES: £ - s - d 5 TOTAL: £ - s - d 8 Cost of Part Old Cost of Part New % Increase Scrapped Estimate from Type Test No. above is correct. TABLE 2: APPROVALS INITIAL: DP, DATE: 29.1.38, REMARKS: Agreed by .C.E INITIAL: ROW, DATE: 31.1.38, REMARKS: Agreed INITIAL: D, DATE: 1.2.38, REMARKS: Agreed INITIAL: E, DATE: 1.2.38, REMARKS: Agreed INITIAL: AG, DATE: 4.2.38, REMARKS: Agreed INITIAL: BY, DATE: 14.2.38, REMARKS: Agreed INITIAL: SLP, DATE: 17.2.38, REMARKS: Agreed INITIAL: ERT, DATE: 18.2.38, REMARKS: Agreed INITIAL: MX{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}, DATE: 18.2.38, REMARKS: Agreed INITIAL: HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}, DATE: 21.2.38, REMARKS: Agreed | ||