Arrangements for taking the 5-GOSHAWK-11 car to Le Canadel for Mr. Royce.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 42\2\ Scan132 | |
| Date | 10th December 1923 | |
| YH219 X3840 32 DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /EV. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 7/LG10.12.23. 5-GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))-11 CAR FOR LE CANADEL(Henry Royce's French residence). YH219 X677 We are arranging that the driver who is taking this car to Le Canadel(Henry Royce's French residence) will be at Bromley on Wednesday afternoon. We find it will be necessary for him to the take the car to the R.A.C. before they will issue the triptyque papers. We are expecting him to be at the R.A.C. early on Thursday morning and to cross over to France on Thursday afternoon. We therefore would like you to arrange that any- thing Mr. Royce wishes to be taken to Le Canadel(Henry Royce's French residence) shall be on the car also any instructions for him. We shall instruct the driver to meet Mr. Royce on the morning of the 19th. at Toulon at The Grand Hotel. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).