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).
Schedule listing drivers and dates for vehicle 8.E.V.'s trip to France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\4\ scan0165 | |
| Date | 25th November 1938 | |
| Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMV. c. Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} F.D. c. APM. PJH. c. Hym. Std. c. MX{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}/Lewis. 4006 Rml/H.25.11.38. 8.E.V. We give below a list of the drivers and the dates on which they will be driving 8.E.V. when it goes to France again:- December - 1 - 5 Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} " 6 -22 MX.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} Lewis. After Christmas (APM. PJH. (Hym. Std. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||