Delay in dispatching the 'Vulture' car due to a gearbox failure.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\3\ scan0173 | |
| Date | 5th May 1934 | |
| X4704 Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 6/KW.5.5.34. Re. Vulture(Experimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine). We were about to despatch this car to you when we had a gearbox failure. This means that we shall not be able to get the car to London until Tuesday. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).