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).
The development timeline for the Continental Phantom III car before it can be sent to France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\6\ scan0127 | |
| Date | 12th March 1937 | |
| 300b. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry{Shadwell Grylls}4/R.12.3.37. Continental P.III. Replying to your memo Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}6/E.11.3.37., we hope to have this car running on the road by Easter. The reason I said I thought it would be two months before the car would be ready to go to France was because there are on it several experimental features, some of which have not yet had any running. At least a month's development work will be necessary in England before the car can go to France. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||