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).
Requesting to arrange a test drive of an 18 HP Lanchester car.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 22\3\ Scan075 | |
Date | 9th October 1931 | |
X440. To PN.{Mr Northey} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/AM 9.10.31 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} and myself are coming down on Wednesday and we think that we ought to try the 18 HP. Lanchester. Messrs. Stratton and Instones are the sole distributors of these cars and I believe that you are a personal friend of Mr. Instones. Could you arrange for us to try the car on Wednesday the 21st inst? Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||