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).
The private use and mileage of experimental cars over a specific period.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\4\ Scan231 | |
| Date | 5th January 1931 | |
| W/S. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} X676. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}1/AL.5.1.31. PRIVATE USE OF EXPERIMENTAL CARS. The following cars have been used for private purposes during the period from 5.30 p.m. 24.12.30 to noon 3.1.31. MX.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} used 25-EX, from 5.30 p.m. 24.12.30 to 11 a.m. 29.12.30 the mileage being 225. EFC. used 22-EX, from 12.30 p.m. 24.12.30 to 3.45 a.m. 29.12.30 the mileage being 447. Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} used 22-EX, from 5.30 p.m. 29.12.30 to 2.30 p.m. 30.12.30 the mileage being 46. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.J.Lidsey. | ||