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).
Report from a driver detailing daily mileage, total trip mileage, and a fault concerning a broken glass screen.
| Identifier | Morton\M1.2\ img022 | |
| Date | 16th May 1927 | |
| ORIGINAL 5 Hotel de l'Ouest. Laval To. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Car Chas. 6C II May 16. 1927 run as follows X4086 May 11th. ~~398~~ miles 400 " 12th. ~~275~~ " 278 " 13th. ~~380~~ " 381 " 14th. (~~403~~) ~~400~~ " 405 " 15th. ~~358~~ " 360 Previous total at Laval 3351 Since leaving Derby and before reaching Laval 1846 My 15th - Total miles to date since leaving Derby } 7021 The car is still running well and there have been no further troubles to report. The breakage of the glass top screen was rather alarming and it seems advisable to make all the movable screens divided so as not to use large sheets of glass Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} | ||