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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).
Chasing overdue specifications and details for the Silver Phantom L.H. chassis.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 124\4\  scan0157
Date  29th April 1940
  
To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/RH.{R. Hollingworth}
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c.c. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}
c.c. Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/HH.

HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/RH.{R. Hollingworth}20/SW.29.4.40.

Silver Phantom L.H.

At the conference held on the 20.4.40, it was decided that Specification and details would be completely issued to HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/RH{R. Hollingworth} by the 27.4.40, in order that RH{R. Hollingworth} could give within 7 days, a promise of Chassis for coachbuilders.

It is now the 30th and no Specification or final details have been received. Will you please look into same to enable us to carry out our programme.

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HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/RH.{R. Hollingworth}
  
  


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