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).
Requesting a vehicle license for an Experimental Phantom III, detailing its specifications.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 138\3\ scan0266 | |
Date | 19th March 1936 | |
x1162 To D/L. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}12/JH.19.3.36. Will you please take out a licence for 36-EX, this is a new Experimental Phantom III, the particulars are as follows :- Chassis No. 36-EX. Engine No. Phantom III Unit No.11. No of cylinders 12 Bore 3.25" - 82.5 m/m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Stroke 4.5 - 114.3 m/m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Body type-Enclosed Limousine. Colour - Fawn and black. Makers- Hooper & Co. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/P.Dodd. | ||