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).
Telegram from Basil Johnson to Hives regarding a car's performance and suggested modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 72\3\ scan0068 | |
| Date | 12th August 1924 | |
| HIVES ROYCAR DERBY = = I FIND OPEN CAR NOW AS PREVIOUSLY NOT AS GOOD AS 107 V G BUT PASSABLE MOST DESIRABLE TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO DISCOVER ACTUAL CAUSE OF EXTRA DISCOMFORT A HARSHNESS THEREFORE WE SHOULD FOLLOW YOUR RECOMMENDATION AND TRY 107 W G WITH FRONT BRAKES SPRINGS AXLE C J WAKING FINAL TEST OF LANDAULET KINGSDOWN STOP CAR RETURNS LONDON TOMORROW = BASIL JOHNSON + | ||