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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).
Status report on the position and testing of cars in the Experimental Garage.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 123\4\  scan0262
Date  29th June 1936
  
To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} <104 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}7/JH.29.6.36.
Position of Cars in Exptl. Garage on Monday 29.6.36.

18-G-IV. Loaned to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Aero Test.
21-G-IV. Exptl. Garage. Oil consumption tests.
GAE-20 " " Work, use and oil consumption tests.
1-B-IV. Shardlow Braking experiments.
3-B-IV. " Transport to Shardlow.
5-B-IV. Exptl. Garage. Frame distortion tests.
29-EX. " " Transport use.
30-EX. Fitters. Gearbox tests.
33-EX. Exptl. Garage. Steering, clutch and carburation tests.
35-EX. " " Transport Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} clutch tests.
36-EX. Dyno. Suspension tests, Chassis noises on Dyno, clutch and carburation tests.
37-EX. Exptl. Garage. Clutch, carburation tests, petrol pumps and supply.
Chevrolet. Exptl. Garage. Transport use.
Packard. " " Being prepared for the road.
Cadillac. " " Transport use.
S.S. " " Investigation.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.Dodd.
  
  


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