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).
Repair and return of a 48-PK car and the unavailability of new type steering wheels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 72\4\ scan0203 | |
| Date | 3rd September 1924 | |
| W/S. CWB. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X9770 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG3.9.24. In answer to CWB8/DB{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}1.9.24. We expect to return 48-PK car (Cabriolet) to you in 10 to 14 days time. The repairs to the coach-work cannot be done under that time. With regard to the steering wheel. We have none of the new type steering wheels available at the moment. The large wheels which were got for Experimental tests are all fitted to cars. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||