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).
Design preference for the Spectre's bonnet eye on the dash.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\6\ scan0258 | |
| Date | 2nd July 1934 | |
| X4694 305 To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} HMG. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}2/HP.2.7.34. SpectreCodename for Phantom III - Bonnet Eye on Dash. We should prefer the Phantom type bonnet eye (F.84207,E.82925) to the Bentley type given on N. Sch.3569. The bracket will not require the lug for the bonnet stay. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||