Questioning why improvements from the 6.EX model are not being fitted to the present 40/50 car.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\K\November1923\ Scan114 | |
| Date | 21th November 1923 | |
| R.R. 235a (100 T) (S.H. 159 11-8-20) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2800 ORIGINAL RS {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} /M21.11.23. TO HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM R. {Sir Henry Royce} EY. c. to CJ. RG. {Mr Rowledge} c. to WCR. re. PRESENT 40/50. Y2565 I cannot understand why we do not at once fit to the present 40/50 car the im- provements that are fitted to 6.EX. which is at WW. They consist of - (1) The Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) ll. wiring and press but- ton on the column. (2) The locked switchbox. (3) Vacuum feed. (4) Larger steering wheel, etc. All these go to modernise the chas- sis as well as considerably reducing the cost and the time taken to get it ready for the road. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).