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).
Suggesting the 'EX' naming convention for three new Spectre chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\1\ scan0124 | |
| Date | 21th October 1935 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} c. to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} X300 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}23/KW.21.10.35. 3 New SpectreCodename for Phantom III Chassis. We suggest these cars are called 32-EX, 36-EX and 37-EX. The re-build of 3-S-1 becomes 32-EX, which is the name by which it is known to the Coachbuilders. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||