Status of experimental cars and seeking a decision on whether to sell one.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\11\ Scan098 | |
| Date | 26th February 1913 | |
| R.R. 617. (100b) (SA. 333. 26.2.13.) E.P. 8140. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} /Mcr6/L21415. Names and Indicating letter. A Mr. ADAMS Ax Mr. ALEXE(Aero Engine)IEFF By Mr. BAILEY Bn {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt {Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn {Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr {Mr Cra’ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT Eu - EUROPE Hy {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS {Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary BJ Mr. BASIL JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER Mac {Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH Mcr Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na {Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN {Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa {Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn {Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR {Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn {Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS {Lord Herbert Scott - Chair} LORD HERBERT SCOTT SP {Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY Y - VIENNA Wa {Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr {Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Initial of person addressed. Experimental Cars. -2- Chassis 58NA {Mr Nadin} is fitted with several important experiments, including the Self-Starter, and should not therefore be disposed of. Chassis 49GB, this is nearing completion and has recently been run on the road although other parts are yet to be fitted to it. It has not at present many experimental parts fitted to same but it has the Northcliffe gear box adapted to present series chassis. We would like your decision as to whether you think under the circumstances it is advisable to sell one of our experimental cars as we understand very good prices can now be obtained for these. Mr Haldenby was of the opinion that 7CA might be sold as soon as 49GB is got running. If you think there will not be a great deal of experimental work coming through in the near future (at present the work is mostly dealing with engines) we might dispose of a second car but this would handicap us if a great deal of experimental testing was suddenly required. We are at a loss to know which car This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||
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).