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).
Redesign of the Spectre radiator and seeking views on the shell material.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\3\ scan0009 | |
| Date | 13th May 1935 | |
| To Sft.{Mr Swift} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} LV. SECRET +340 E.5/HP.13.5.35. SpectreCodename for Phantom III Radiator. We are re-designing the SpectreCodename for Phantom III radiator to equip it with thermostatically operated shutters, instead of the grille hitherto fitted, and while we are on the job we should like to know your views with regard to outside finish, that is to say, the relative advantages and disadvantages from your end of a chromium plated brass shell, compared with a polished stainless shell. The shell, be it noted, in the case of the SpectreCodename for Phantom III is purely an ornamental covering and does not have to hold water. [Signature] E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||