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).
Poor state of a 'top heavy' car body and recommending its modification or disposal.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 182\M21\ img017 | |
| Date | 26th August 1925 | |
| R.R. 295A / 100 T: (S. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 159. 11-5-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2820 TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} Copy to [REDACTED] re. 20.HP. - 7.G.11. (TOP HEAVY SPECIMEN.) X4219 I believe that it is disastrous to keep in use the very top heavy body that was lent to the RR. people from America. I suggest that it be sent to the coach-builders to be lightened, especially in the roof. It would pay us to chop it up rather than it should give an impression similar to that obtained from it by the visitors from the U.S. factory, when they came to WW. The whole thing was not in a good enough state of efficiency to be a credit to our Co., and I was ashamed of it, and pitied the poor visitors, who were suffering by our badly arranged hospitality. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||