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).
Outlining the programme for producing a Sports car for the Riviera season.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 70\1\ scan0080 | |
| Date | 19th October 1927 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RECEIVED 20 OCT 1927 E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Dept. F.{Mr Friese} Dept. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Dept. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Dept. X8774 BY/14/G.19.10.27. EAC.14. /it I am attaching hereto a complete outline of how it is proposed to produce the Sports car for the Riviera. The programme in question has been arrived at in Conference with Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} and covers to the best of our ability all that R.{Sir Henry Royce} is asking for which can be incorporated in a car in time for the Riviera season. If there is anything in this programme which E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} and DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} consider could be improved upon or does not fully meet R's requirements, will they kindly point/out at once by return and state concisely what is required in place of any item they do not consider correct. So far as the D.O. are concerned they should go ahead on this programme, and instruct up three cars complete to the Experimental Department. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||