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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).
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.
  
  


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