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 starting torque figure for the Spectre (35-EX) at 0°C.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\1\ scan0177 | |
| Date | 31th December 1935 | |
| X300 To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/KW.31.12.35. Ph.III Starting Torque. With regard to your request for the starting torque on the SpectreCodename for Phantom III, Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. gives me a figure of 1780 for 35-EX at 0°C. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||