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).
Secret memo detailing the arrangements for sending a Park-Ward cabriolet to France for Mr. Claude Johnson.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\4\ scan0072 | |
| Date | 19th March 1925 | |
| To HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales} Paris. From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} S E C R E T. X 8940 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}5/LG19.3.25 We are proposing to send another car to France. We should like it to be carried out in the same manner as you did 98-NK car. In this case we recommend the owner should be - Mr. Claude Johnson, Ville Vita, Kingsdown, Deal. Type of body -------- Park-Ward 4-seater Cabriolet. Colour ------------ Grey. Weight------------ 50 cwts. No. of chassis ---- 93-NK. No. of engine ----- 6-EAC-11. Tyres ------------- Dunlop. Spare tyres ------- 2 We anticipate this car will cross over about the end of this month. We will let you have the final date later. It is probable that when we send this car over, we may wish to bring 98-NK car back. We shall arrange that they meet at Boulogne and the drivers from Chateauroux will take over the new car. You could therefore no doubt arrange that Croyden is at Boulogne to ensure there is no hitch. In this case, as the car is registered in CJ's name, it will not, of course, be possible for CJ. to come to Paris to sign the papers. It will be necessary for you to send the papers to England for him to sign. Please let us know if there will be any difficulty about this. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||