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Instruction to cease work on front engine mounting brackets for the LH Silver Phantom chassis due to a design modification.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 124\4\  scan0163
Date  4th May 1940
  
To Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
c. to Fv

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Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Chm
File copy
Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /HH 1/4.5.40.

LH. {Mr Haworth} Silver Phantom.

Frame and Fittings-Sec.7000.

By memo Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /HH 1/23.4.40., we issued particulars of the parts which go to make up the Front Crossmember for the above chassis.

Included in these parts were the following:-

FW. 1968. Bracket-Front Engine Mounting-RH {R. Hollingworth} -1 off
FW. 1969. " - " " -LH {Mr Haworth} -1 off

Will you please arrange to stop work on these pieces, since we understand that they are modified by a new engine mounting design which is being issued for this chassis.

Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /HH.
  
  
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).


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