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).
Outlining the programme and logistics for the final stages of a 10,000-mile car test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 11\2\ 02-page024 | |
| Date | 20th December 1928 | |
| Sct/W/20.12.28. Re: "S.S." 10,000 miles. X7710 X394 Referring to BJ2/E10.12.28. and your reply, Wory/T13.12.28. in view of the fact that the 10,000 miles has begun and that the Xmas holidays are about to commence, we thought it desirable to draw up a programme to carry out the suggestion of Sales officials during part of the Test. We feel that their presence would be of most value towards the end of the Test. The programme we suggest, therefore, is :- 1). That JIE. should go out so as to arrive on the evening of December 28th (by which date we calculate the car would have run about 6000 miles) and be available for the 29th, 30th and 31st December. 2). That he should be followed by EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} who should arrive on the evening of the 30th December, so as to be available on the 31st December and 1st and 2nd January. 3). That he would be followed by CWB. who would arrive on the evening of the 1st January, by which date we calculate the car would have run about 8000 miles. He would be available for the 2nd and 3rd January, by which time 9000 miles would be completed. The car would then be taken over by him and he would be joined by P.N. who together, under the agreed arrangement whereby S. have control for the last 2000 of 10,000 miles test. We notice from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/Ld19.12.28. that it is not proposed to bring this car back to England after the 10,000 miles is completed, but to carry out an examination at Chateauroux and as we attach considerable importance to the traffic tests, we would propose in these circumstances that these should be conducted in Paris or preferably (from a non-publicity point of view) in some other large city in France. Would you please let me know on the telephone SECRET. S/W. Copy to P.H. H.S. X7941 2U | ||