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).
Progress of building experimental 'Spectre' chassis and bumper tests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\1\ 01-page203 | |
| Date | 1st January 1935 | |
| SECRET. To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to-Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}H.I. RHO.Der. SpectreCodename for Phantom III Frame Distortion Tests. [Handwritten annotation left: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}] [Handwritten annotation top right: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}] I am in receipt of E.7/HP.1.A.35. I note all you say and quite agree that we should go ahead with building experimental SpectreCodename for Phantom IIIs to the present design so that we have chassis running about and I hope that the modifications referred to will overcome troubles which arise. With regard to the bumper test will Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} please say how soon this will be ready. Please note that the memo. under reply was neither marked 'Secret' or sent under cover. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||