Status list detailing the position and current work being undertaken on various experimental cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\4\ scan0185 | |
| Date | 6th December 1935 | |
| X1042 To Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 5/KW.6.12.35. The following is a list indicating the position of Experimental Cars :- Cars in Fitting Shop. 32-EX. For modifications - body being mounted. 4-B-IV. " " 3-B-IV. " " 6-B-IV. " " 21-G-IV. " " Cars for Evening Transport. GAE-20. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Packard. Sft. {Mr Swift} Other Cars. 1-B-IV. In Exptl. Garage, large bore development. 5-B-IV. Body and chassis in Exptl. Garage, engine stripped in Fitting Shop. B-23-AE. In Exptl. Garage, engine pinking tests, large and small S.U. carburetters, exhaust tests. B-56-BN. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} At Chateauroux(French test region). 28-EX. In Exptl. Garage, cold start tests with hydraulic tappets. 30-EX. In Exptl. Garage, changing over to 4 R.R. carbs. | ||
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).