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).
Letter explaining car unavailability due to vehicles being used for Spring Tests in London.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 33\1\ Scan207 | |
Date | 11th August 1924 | |
41775 EXPL: DEPT; 11th. Aug. 1924. Bedford House, Seaview, I.W. Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Referring to your letter of the 9th.inst. I am very sorry to say that we shall not have a car available to send down to Southsea. Several cars are being monopolised in London in connection with Spring Tests and other cars have not returned since the holidays. The only cars we have, it is necessary to keep at the Works in order to have something for the men to work on. Yours sincerely, | ||