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).
Secret memorandum regarding the Spectre model's conventional front axle and the mounting of a modified Phantom shock damper.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\5\ scan0178 | |
| Date | 4th March 1935 | |
| To EH. from Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} SECRET. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/HP.4.3.35. C. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hdy.{William Hardy} RWS. 1301 SpectreCodename for Phantom III with Conventional Front Axle. Herewith are N. Sch's 4391 and 4397 which together show the mounting of the front shock damper on the frame side member, and the axle control, including the triangle forging for the latter. The shock damper is standard Phantom with a slightly longer lever. N.Sch 4391. 4397. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||