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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).
List of suggested post-war car model names for various engine configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 153\3\  scan0125
Date  25th September 1940
  
1398
To Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}

Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9/JH.25.9.40.

NOMENCLATURE.
Suggested Post War Names.

[Handwritten diagonally]: file

Senior Range.

8 cylinder Rolls-Royce - Silver Phantom.
6 cylinder 4¼ Litre R.R.- Silver Wraith.
3 Litre Rolls-Royce - Silver Ripple.
8 Cylinder Bentley - Cresta.
6 Cylinder Bentley - Comet.

Junior Range.

Rolls-Royce Myth - Silver Dawn.
Bentley Myth - Clipper.

3 Cylinder Cars.

- Wisp.

[Handwritten initials]: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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