'press button, electrical' scheme to gain a competitive advantage over Hispano and Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 6\2\ 02-page175 | |
| Date | 23th April 1931 | |
| HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} ) FROM R. {Sir Henry Royce} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} ) (At Le Canadel(Henry Royce's French residence).) Copy to - SG. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} MOR. DOUBLE TOP. X. 2061. X. 523. If we get a good scheme it will give us a lead over Hispano and Bentley. People here speak well of the Voisin scheme, but I do not know exactly what it is, but it is very simple and easy to handle - press button, electrical. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).