Status report on the position of experimental cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\4\ scan0177 | |
| Date | 2nd December 1935 | |
| To Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} : X1042 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 28/KW.2.12.35. The following is a list indicating the position of Experimental cars :- Cars in Fitting Shop. 32-EX. For modifications - body being mounted. 35-EX. " 4-B-IV. " 21-G-IV. " 33-EX. " Cars for Evening Transport. Packard. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 3-B-IV. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Other Cars. 1-B-IV. In Exptl. Garage, large bore development. 3-B-IV. " " - roll rod tests. 5-B-IV. Body and chassis in Exptl. Garage, engine stripped in fitting shop. 6-B-IV. In Exptl. Garage, waiting for Fitting Shop. Fitting wings, etc. B-23-AE. In Exptl. Garage, engine pinking tests, large and small S.U. carburetters. B-56-BN. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} At Chateauroux(French test region). | ||
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).