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).
Fitting of extra body brackets to the Spectre chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\1\ scan0080 | |
| Date | 13th February 1935 | |
| X304 R Dodd To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Copy to MHC. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} E/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/MN.13.2.35. SPECTRECodename for Phantom III BODY MOUNTING. In accordance with the programme outlined in E.1/HP. 12/2/35, we send you herewith LeC 4346 showing the extra body bracket which is being fitted to the spectreCodename for Phantom III chassis opposite the rear foot, of the cross, and also LeC 4358 showing a similar body bracket fitted to the frame opposite the third cross member. These brackets would be required on 31-EX and 32-EX as well as any subsequent chassis that may be built prior to our evolving an entirely new system of body mounting. We have handed MHC an advance print of each of these to enable these brackets to be fitted at once to 31-EX. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Att: LeC 4346. LeC 4358. | ||