Record of private mileage on experimental cars for third-party insurance purposes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 138\3\ scan0309 | |
| Date | 30th December 1936 | |
| W/S {Derby Works / Sales} - Tr. {Capt. F. W. Turner - Finance} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1162 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 1/JH.30.12.36. Third Party Insurance. Private Mileage on Experimental Cars. From Noon 9.12.36. to Mon. 29.12.36. By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} used Packard from 12-30 p.m. to 2-0 p.m. 16.12.36. 7 miles. Sft. {Mr Swift} used B-23-AE from 9-35 a.m. to 2-45 p.m. 16.12.36. 84 miles. By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} used Packard from 12-30 p.m. to 2-0 p.m. 21.12.36. 8 miles. Sft. {Mr Swift} used Chevrolet from 9-45 a.m. to 5-20 p.m. 20.12.36. 82 miles. By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} used Chevrolet from 12-30 p.m. to 2-0 p.m. 23.12.36. 7 miles. Mx. {John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} used 37-EX from 5-30 p.m. 24.12.36. to 9-0 a.m. 29.12.36. 220 miles. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /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).