Directive on using codenames for the Peregrine 2, Bensport, and J.3 models to maintain secrecy from coachbuilders.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\1\ scan0004 | |
| Date | 18th April 1932 | |
| COPY. X 204. To Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} From EV. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} EV {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 2/18.4.32. X.5830. X.4027. X.4553. COPY TO C. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} PN. {Mr Northey} HN. {F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} CX. {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} PEREGRINE(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) 2 & BENSPORT(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) COACHWORK. In order to buy coachwork for Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) 2 without giving away what it really is all drawings sent to coachbuilders shew it with a sort of Bentley radiator, and it is called Bentley Model "A". The Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) will be called Bentley Model "B". EV. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Likewise J.3. is known to the coachbuilders as 25 HP. Wide Frame Experiment. | ||
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).