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).
The sale status of the 17-EX Sports Car after a Jarvis body was fitted.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65a\2\ scan0036 | |
| Date | 4th September 1928 | |
| ω x7770 → S/W. (Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}) Copy to Sn{Mr Sanderson} Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}/Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}12/EDI/4-9-28 17-EX. SPORTS CAR. You will recollect that we sent you up the Jarvis sports body to be mounted on chassis No. 17-EX, the idea being that on completion you should return the car to us so that we could endeavour to sell it. This afternoon, on the 'phone, we requested Sn.{Mr Sanderson} to kindly endeavour to ascertain when we are likely to receive the car, so that we may be in a position to give possible buyers some idea of delivery. Later, in the course of a further telephone conversation, Sn.{Mr Sanderson} told us he had learned from you that the car is wanted for R.{Sir Henry Royce} We have not previously heard anything to this effect, and shall be glad if you will be good enough to confirm that the information given Sn.{Mr Sanderson} is correct and whether it means that the car is no longer for sale. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}/Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} | ||