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 licensing of an experimental Packard car being run on illegal black number plates.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\1\ scan0061 | |
| Date | 23th July 1919 | |
| R.R. 235 m(200 T) (S.F. 103, 25-10-18) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2244 To D/AWS. From EH. X.435 EH4/LG23.7.19. 23rd. July 1919. With reference to attached, the "Packard" Car is running on black number plates. The last information we had from you was that you were taking out a license for this car as it was not legal for us to run it on black number plates without. This car is used for experimental purposes but it frequently carries passengers. EH. | ||