Status report on engineering modifications for the Spectre engine, Wraith chassis, and general car models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\4\ Scan302 | |
| Date | 4th October 1934 | |
| - 16 - BY.1/G.4.10.34. SPECTRE(Codename for Phantom III) 12-CYL. ENGINE. N.Sch.4157 Lightening Holes in Distance Pieces Front Cross-member Ends ................................. Recd. 3.8.34. Detail drawings completed and issued ........ 30.8.34. N.Sch.4158 Modfn. to Bonnet Rest Plate and Bracket ...... Recd. 29.8.34. Detail drawings completed and issued ........ 31.8.34. N.Sch.4159 Lightened Central Distance Piece - Front Cross-member. Recd. 29.8.34. Detail drawings completed and issued ........ 3.9.34. N.Sch.4175 Front Suspension - Plain Thrust Brg. in Steering Pivot .............................. Recd. 7.9.34. Detail drawings completed and issued ........ 29.9.34. N.Sch.4176 Stronger Springs for Steering Ball Joints .... Recd. 11.9.34. Detail drawings completed and issued ........ 21.9.34. N.Sch.4177 Progressively Rated Spring System I.F.W.S. ... Recd. 11.9.34. Detail drawings not yet commenced. RR.Sch.736 Mod. to Main Contact Fingers (Switchbox). Detail drawings completed and issued ........ 17.9.34. WRAITH CHASSIS. N.Sch.4161 Gearbox Gears. Shafts & Bearings ......... Recd. 29.8.34. Detail drawings are in hand. N.Sch.4171 Gearbox Rear Half Actuating Mechanism ...... Recd. 5.9.34. Detail drawings are in hand. N.Sch.4172 Rear Half Gearbox Elevations & Plan ....... Recd. 5.9.34. Detail drawings are in hand. ALL CARS. LeC.4008 3¼" x 3½" Cylinder ......................... Recd. 26.6.34. Detail drawings completed and issued ........ 19.7.34. N.Sch.4034 Stop to Limit Compression of Damper Bellows. Recd. 15.6.34. Detail drawings are in hand. | ||
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).