Benefits of using a stepped dashboard for the Phantom & Goshawk models.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\N\October1925-December1925\ Scan28 | |
| Date | 13th October 1925 | |
| ORIGINAL TO [strikethrough] FROM R. {Sir Henry Royce} Copy to - SS. {S. Smith} [strikethrough] RA. [strikethrough] DX. [strikethrough] HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} DASHBOARDS. PHANTOM & GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)). Handwritten: V82430 / Y52430 V5300 / X8500 Last year we tried to get a stepped dashboard: this year we must. (1) It will slightly lengthen the bonnet, enable a slightly wider dash to be used, with the same taper. (2) It will improve the stiffness of the support of the steering column and radiator. (3) It will make it more nearly possible to carry the instruments (wired up) from the dash. (4) It will give a little more body space - say 1 1/2", and shorten the steering column overhang. (5) The engine sparking plugs and valve gear will be more accessible. R. {Sir Henry Royce} [Stamp: RECEIVED 12 OCT Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ] | ||
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).