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).
Rebuilding options for the crashed experimental car 15-EX.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65a\1\ scan0328 | |
| Date | 1st May 1928 | |
| To BJ. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to WDF. c. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} O.{Mr Oldham} Hbn. 47770 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG2. 5.28. 15-EX CAR. Y7770 X180 With reference to 15-EX, car which was smashed up in France. On consideration it would appear more profitable to re-build this chassis rather than take the parts into stock. The car has completed 10,000 miles so that very few of the parts could be used as new parts. The car could either be re-built as a standard F-2-3 series chassis or G-2-3 chassis. As you will no doubt be requiring a number of trials or demonstration cars of this type, the fact that most of the parts have run 10,000 miles would not be any disadvantage. In any case, we have written 15-EX car off our list of experimental cars; the chassis has been handed over to the Repair Dept. We should be glad if you will give them instructions direct of what you wish to be done with it. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||