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).
Request to produce three car sets of modified Spectre auto-lock rear dampers for investigation purposes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 152\1\ scan0164 | |
| Date | 21th March 1935 | |
| To RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} 7832 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Les.12/KW.21.3.35. SpectreCodename for Phantom III Auto-Lock Rear Dampers. Will you please produce 3 car sets of rear SpectreCodename for Phantom III dampers modified to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1848! Although certain modifications may be found necessary before reaching a final design, the essential features of this scheme will enable us to carry out all investigation work on this type of damper. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Les. | ||