Forwarding a letter from the representative in India regarding cars fitted only with battery ignition.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 37\1\ scan 122 | |
| Date | 10th October 1921 | |
| X3199 To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c.l to CJ. c. to Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 4/LG6.10.21. X3199 GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11. Attached herewith is a copy of a letter we have received from Mr. Kirby, our representative in India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes) who has charge of the running and repairing of all Rolls-Royce Cars. We wrote to him asking him his opinion on the running of a car, in India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes), fitted only with battery ignition. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} R.R. 2355 (190 T) (S.H. 798. 10-12-20) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2348 | ||
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).