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).
Short memo confirming the initiation of an investigation into the rigidity of Spectre bodies.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\1\ scan0138 | |
| Date | 15th May 1935 | |
| S/W. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} C. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} C. " Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} C. " E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} C. " Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} C. " BY C. " Hdy{William Hardy} C. " Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X304 Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}2/KW15.5.35. Dictated 14.5.35. Rigidity of SpectreCodename for Phantom III Bodies. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}12/KW13.5.35. I have asked JLE{J. Lee Evans - Chassis Test Manager}, in conjunction with LA{L. A. Archer}, to proceed on the lines indicated by you, and to let you have the result of their investigations as soon as possible. Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} | ||