Status report on various test cars, detailing their use in development, testing, and their eventual disposal.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\4\ scan0383 | |
| Date | 3rd October 1938 | |
| -2- Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 9/JH.3.10.38. Wraith 24.G.6. 25.G.6. 27.G.6. 28.G.6. 29.G.6. General development of chassis. 27.G.6. is allotted to Ex. but is at present being used by Sales as a trials car. Other cars. Packard 8 cyl. Aero transport car used for suspension and comparison tests in connection with B.lll and B.30. Chassis unlicensed used as test rigs. Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine) 3.P.2. Braking friction tests. 30.EX Gearbox and axle tests. J.B.4. B.lll axle and gearbox tests. Cars disposed of since the last quarterly report. 31.8.38. - Oldsmobile to Lillie Hall for resale. 8.9.38. - 26.G.6. to Sales for trials car. 3 1/4 Litre Jaguar - Transferred to buying dept. Km/FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||
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).