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).
Inquiring about the availability of Experimental Car No. 17-EX for sale and shipment to India.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65a\2\ scan0070 | |
| Date | 24th October 1928 | |
| Urgent +7770 S/W. (Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}) Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}/Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}16/EDI/24-10-28. EXPERIMENTAL CAR NO. 17-EX. The last we heard of this car was that it was required to be shewn to R.{Sir Henry Royce} Has he seen it and released it yet please and, if so, when can we have it for sale? Or do the Experimental Dept. wish to keep it? The reason we ask is that we have sold 16-EX and have a very good opportunity of selling 17-EX if it is available for shipment to India. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}/Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} | ||