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).
Recommending the purchase and testing of a Stutz car, comparing it favourably to a Packard-8.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 23\5\ Scan002 | |
| Date | 24th October 1927 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BJ. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} CWB. X4336 X631 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}8/LG24.10.27. MOTOR SHOW - 1927. We recommend that we purchase the Stutz car; the Lancia car has now been sold. We think also that we have learnt all we can from the Hispano. We have proved that the master 6-cyl. vibration is very marked on this car if the engine is run fast enough. We should like an opportunity of trying the Stutz car which we are actually going to buy before the purchase is completed. We consider that the Stutz car is a better car than the Packard-8. | ||