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 detailing a modification to the Spectre distributor wires to improve flexibility.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61b\2\ scan0259 | |
| Date | 5th August 1935 | |
| SECRET 86119 To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from E/JNR.{Charles L. Jenner} E/JNR.{Charles L. Jenner}1/HP.5.8.35. c.c. RHE. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Tur. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. SPECTRECodename for Phantom III. DISTRIBUTOR WIRES. NST Will you please receive herewith:- Lec.4625 showing a modification to the length of the H.T. wires. This consists of increasing the height of the vertical wiring tube by 1", in order to provide enough flexibility for the cellulose cambric covered wires. It will be remembered that GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} complained about the difficulty of removing the distributor. E/JNR.{Charles L. Jenner} | ||