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).
Secret internal memorandum regarding the production and sales position of the 20 HP model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 57\1\ Scan108 | |
| Date | 5th March 1925 | |
| SECRET X CJ1/E6/3/25 To BJ from CJ. Copy to C. For amendment of figures. THE 20 HP POSITION. (See C3/C6/3/25) 1. Total Standard chassis and cars UNSOLD............... 106. 2. If orders are taken at the rate of 7 per week (including Easter week) we shall have taken our last order for these 106 chassis on............... 13 June. 3. Works must deliver the 88 chassis at 11 a week (no deliveries during Easter week) (a) in order that the last of the 88 chassis shall be delivered to Coachbuilders on the............ 2 May (b) in order that the last of the 88 chassis shall be delivered as a complete car to the purchaser on. 27 June (This supposes that complete cars will sell as readily as chassis only) NOTE: C3/C6/3/25 was received on the afternoon of the 5th. Evidently there is a mistake in the date indicated. This present memorandum was drafted by CJ in Mss. on the evening of the 5th | ||