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).
Note on coachbuilding considerations for different body types, including saloons with sunshine roofs and convertibles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\4\ scan0041 | |
| Date | 9th May 1935 | |
| - sheet 3 - E.1/HP.9.5.35. body and frame together. The coachbuilder can do far more in the case of a saloon fitted with a sunshine roof by suitably designing his roof and combining it with an integral construction of dash and scuttle. The convertible types of bodies offer another problem, but as they are in a very small minority they should not interfere with the improvement of the major product. X N.B. The SpectreCodename for Phantom III cross position also leaves room for rear foot wells when required for close coupled bodies. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||