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 handover and testing of a car with a Vanvooren body, noting a delay due to coachwork.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90\1\ Scan158 | |
| Date | 12th September 1935 | |
| Bentley Motors Ltd. Derby............Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X 263 Showrooms (Sr is absent) EWPI6/MLG.12.9.35 Re- Vanvooren Body-B-23-AE ----------------------- This car was handed over to Roberts yesterday afternoon whereupon he departed for Chateauroux. Whilst making our usual test of this car, several items were noticed concerning the chassis, but as it is not always standard, and we did not know exactly what work would be done on it at Chateauroux, we did not delay the car to have the various items attended to before handing it over to Hancock. We gave him a list of these items. We are afraid this car was a few hours late at the time of handing it over but this was due to unforeseen trouble that cropped up at the last moment in connection with the coach-work. We expect to get the car back Monday morning next when it will go to Vanvoorens for completion of work before despatch to London. "EWP{Mr Punt}" M | ||