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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).
Secret memo arranging a personal test drive of the 'Spectre' car.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 91\1\  scan0007
Date  8th July 1935
  
S/W (HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}).
SECRET.
re: Trying SpectreCodename for Phantom III - Ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}10/KW.3.7.35.
As this will be the only opportunity I shall have personally of trying this car, I would like definitely to arrange to take it over on Friday of this week, in the evening, as I have to be in Derby with Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} to attend a technical conference.
I have arranged, therefore, to motor up to W. on Friday and to leave my car, 9-HY{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}, at the Works, taking over the SpectreCodename for Phantom III, and to bring the SpectreCodename for Phantom III back to W. some time on Sunday (the 14th), returning it to you and taking away my car in which to motor back to London.
Would you therefore please do your best to let me have the car which I understand you are going to register and have proper numbers put on, by about 5 p.m. on Friday next, the 12th. Will you please let me know if there is any reason for me to alter this plan.
r.f. Cxe.
  
  


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