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).
Potential sale of the 16.EX. sports car with a Barker body, including handwritten notes on required modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65a\2\ scan0013 | |
| Date | 25th July 1928 | |
| Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} We must fit something to hold the column up on this car, semi-isolation or stays. Also ignition timing S/W. wants modifying. General road testing we were able to do was hardly adequate. X7778 Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}13/M/25.7.28. Re: 16.EX. - Sports with Barker body. The time is now shortly arriving when we can sell this car because some of the special features will be standard on production. In the file there is mention that you want the car back before we sell it, but I am not sure whether this is still correct, or cancelled. Would you please let me know by return, if possible, whether you want the car back for any final adjustments or tuning up, or whether, so far as you are concerned, we are free to sell it. If you do wish to have it back, please let me know approximately how long you will want to keep it. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||