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List of cars in the Experimental Garage for the year-end stocktaking of 1939.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 123\4\  scan0396
Date  21th December 1939
  
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To Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /KW.
c. to G {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} /FH/WAB.
c. to HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /SC.

Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 14/JB.21.12.39.

re Stocktaking December 1939.

The following is a list of cars in the Exptl. Garage for the year ending 1939.

4.B.4. This car will be handed over to the Repair Dept. Dec. 31st. for re-sale.

7.B.V.
8.B.V.
9.B.V.
10.B.V.
Bentley V complete cars.

11.B.V. Fitted with a B.80 engine, special hydraulic front brakes (complete car).

12.B.V. B.V. chassis fitted with a 3 1/2 litre engine. (Complete car).

14.B.V. Chassis in the Experimental Garage the body is at Chateauroux(French test region).

1.B.50. Stored at Shardlow minus engine. )
2.B.50. Fitted with a 4 1/4 Litre alum engine.) All complete
3.B.50. Fitted with a B.60 engine. ) cars.
4.B.50. Fitted with a B.80 engine. )

30.G.7. This has been handed to the Transport for continuation of mileage. Serviced by Experimental.

33.G.7 This is used by Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} for transport use. Serviced by Experimental.

1.R.1. Complete car fitted with a 3 1/2 litre engine.

Other cars.
Buick 8 cyl. complete car.
Studebaker 6 cyl. Incomplete car.

Chassis unlicenced used as test rigs.
5.B.V. Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine).
  
  
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).


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