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 completion of modifications and travel itinerary for car 19-GIV.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 181\M13\M13.2\ img077 | |
| Date | 11th August 1931 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. SR. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. S. De. c. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Trl. He5/A11.8.31. x5840. 19-GIV. This car is now completed with the modified radiator and front engine apron. It is proposed that Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/OHL will take this car to London on Thursday morning and we hope that Sales will be able to have finished with the car at lunch-time, the only point of interest being the appearance of the radiator which has been altered since they last saw the car. In the afternoon the car will then go to Brooklands and will arrive at West WitteringHenry Royce's home town on Friday morning. After there it will proceed to Folkestone and cross over on Saturday morning. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||