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).
Completing a Spectre car for France and subsequent testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\4\ scan0144 | |
| Date | 27th July 1935 | |
| G W Hancock Hotel De France Chateauroux France The parts for the next SpectreCodename for Phantom III for France are nearing completion. We want you to come back to the works on Monday, August 5th, and spend a few days ensuring that we get the rear main bearing oil leak prevention scheme, jetter position, etc right, also go over the gearbox etc. While you are here we want the car to go on running miles at Chateauroux. When you go back we want the testers to have a holiday while you take SpectreCodename for Phantom III III to the Riviera to see if the vapour lock is O.K. I may come with you. After that, as soon as we get the next SpectreCodename for Phantom III over to France SpectreCodename for Phantom III III will return to be dismantled. We shall have to fit in 21G IV as | ||