'Spectre' engine's 3.250' bore and making its parts interchangeable with the Bensport (J.1.) engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179b\1\ img128 | |
| Date | 24th October 1932 | |
| HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ) FROM R. {Sir Henry Royce} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} ) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} to SG. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} DI. 'SPECTRE(Codename for Phantom III)' ENGINE. STAMP: SEC[...] ORIGINAL AL24.10.32. Handwritten: V z a a I was very pleased to see that the 'Spectre(Codename for Phantom III)' engine was not to be controlled by tax. I quite agree to the 3.250" bore, but I should like this engine and Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) (J.1.) to be brought as near in line as possible, so that liners, valves, etc, can be interchangeable. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).