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).
The deceptive naming of car models to conceal their identity from coachbuilders.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\1\ B001_104 Body-page09 | |
Date | 18th April 1932 | |
COPY. X104 X.4027. X.5830. X.4553. To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} From EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}2/18.4.32. COPY TO C. CX.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} PN.{Mr Northey} HN.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} PEREGRINE 2. & BENSPORT COACHWORK. In order to buy coachwork for Peregrine 2. without giving away what it really is all drawings sent to coachbuilders shew it with a sort of Bentley radiator, and it is called Bentley Model "A", The Bensport will be called Bentley Model "B". EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Likewise J.3 is known to the coachbuilders as 25 HP. Wide Frame Experiment. | ||