List indicating the position and status of various experimental cars and engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\4\ scan0192 | |
| Date | 12th December 1935 | |
| To Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X1042 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 2/KW.12.12.35. The following list indicates the position of Experimental Cars :- Cars in Fitting Shop. 32-EX. For modifications - body being mounted. 21-G-IV. " " 6-B-IV. " " Buick. Engine in Fitting Shop, chassis and body in garage. Cars for Evening Transport. 3-B-IV. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Vulture(Experimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine). Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Other Cars. 1-B-IV. In Exptl. Garage, large bore development and ignition tests. 3-B-IV. In Exptl. Garage. 4-B-IV. " " - Detonation tests and engine roughness. 5-B-IV. Body and chassis in Exptl. Garage, engine stripped in Fitting Shop. B-23-AE. At Shardlow for joggle rig tests. B-56-BN. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} At Chateauroux(French test region). | ||
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).