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).
From 'R' proposing a shared-use car in France for trials, exhibition, and personal use to reduce costs.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\U\2January1930-September1930\ Scan287 | |
| Date | 26th September 1930 | |
| SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} Copy to WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Copy to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Copy to PA{Mr Paterson}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} ORIGINAL RECEIVED SEP 29 1930 H R's CAR FOR FRANCE. R1/M26.9.30. x 8992 To reduce the cost of a car going to France for my use and criticism, can we arrange for it to be externally sufficiently near standard so that it can be used for trials and exhibition, and so that the driver - Dodd or Taylor - could be used to give trial runs for anyone wishing for this type of car. Also it could be at the disposal of the RR. representative there. I do not really require it all the time. Two days a fortnight would about serve my purpose - say 20% of the time. The object is to save expense, and to increase our representation there, and allow me to give more time to my design work, and get some exercise (walking.) R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||