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).
Secret memo requesting an outline for the space required by a proposed 12-cylinder V-engine, code-named 'Spectre'.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\1\ 01-page006 | |
| Date | 1st October 1932 | |
| X4694- E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} SECRET. RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary}/M.10.32. C. to SC. WOB. HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} 12 CYL. VEE ENGINE. (SUGGESTED CODE WORD "SPECTRECodename for Phantom III".) We hope soon to be ready for our next car job at W., and shall be pleased if you will let one of the draughtsmen working under you send us an outline of the probable space required by the proposed 12 cyl. Vee engine. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||