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).
Road test reports for a 40 HP Fiat and a 19-HP Austro-Daimler, advising against their purchase.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 21\7\ Scan025 | |
| Date | 23th October 1925 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to PN.{Mr Northey} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} CWB. X535 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}5/LG23.10.25. CAR ROAD TESTS. X1026 Attached herewith are reports in connection with the 40 HP. Fiat and 19-HP. Austro-Daimler. Except for details of construction, it would not appear that we should gain much by purchasing either of these cars. There is no doubt we could obtain the same efficiency as the Austro-Daimler if we are prepared to sacrifice other features. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||