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Position and status of various experimental cars on a specific Monday morning.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 123\4\  scan0227
Date  2nd March 1936
  
To HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
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Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 6/JH.2.3.36.

Position of Cars in Exptl. Garage. Monday 9-0 a.m.

18-G-IV. Exptl. Garage. To be used as Transport to Hucknall up to 11-0 a.m. when 19-G-IV. will be ready.
20-G-IV. Exptl. Garage. Returned from aero-work with Lov. {Mr Lovesey} Car being tuned up.
21-C-IV. Exptl. Garage. Transport for Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
22-G-V. {VIENNA} Exptl. Garage. Being tuned up for road received from fitting shop at W/E.
1-B-IV. On the Bump. Front axle braking tests.
3-B-IV. Exptl. Garage. Braking tests.
5-B-IV. Exptl. Garage. Developing Delco Remy engine vibrations. Performance tests. Consumption tests.
B-23-AE. Exptl. Garage. Large bore development of exhaust system.
B-56-BN. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} London. On test with G.W.H.
29-EX. Shardlow. Gearbox in pieces - stripped 3 rd gear.
30-EX. Shardlow. With G.W.H. - Gearbox tests.
31-EX. Fitting shop. Stripped.
32-EX. Fitting shop. For modification.
33-EX. Exptl. Garage. Transport with Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}
36-EX. Fitting shop. Being completed.
Cadillac. Shardlow. Transport to Works.
Packard. Exptl. Garage. Stripped.
Buick Fitting shop. Stripped.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /F.Dodd.
  
  
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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