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).
Disposal of D.F.P., Essex, and Marmon cars, and recommending the new 24 HP Sunbeam as a potential replacement.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 32\5\ Scan191 | |
| Date | 14th June 1922 | |
| W/S C. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X1692 Hsl/LG14.6.22. D.F.P. CAR - ETC. Y4217 X1692 Y4262 We shall be sending the D.F.P. car to London as a chassis on Friday the 16th.inst. We also have the Essex Car here which we wish to get rid of. This car has run about 7000 or 8000 miles. It has the left-hand steering. We also wish to get rid of the Marmon Car. This has run about 8000 miles and is a very good car. If we get rid of these three cars, we would recommend we buy another make of car. I recently had a run on a new 24 HP. 6-cyl. Sunbeam Car and was remarkably surprised in the improvement of this car compared with the old type 24 HP. One would think that the 24 HP. Sunbeam will be a competitor of the Goshawk especially as regards price. I think it would be a good thing if somebody at the Sales Dept. tried one of the new Sunbeam cars'. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||