The starting torque figure for the Spectre (35-EX) at 0°C.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\1\ scan0177 | |
| Date | 31th December 1935 | |
| X300 To E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 6/KW.31.12.35. Ph.III Starting Torque. With regard to your request for the starting torque on the Spectre(Codename for Phantom III), Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Wst. gives me a figure of 1780 for 35-EX at 0°C. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).