Sale and valuation of several American cars, highlighting depreciation due to their left-hand drive configuration.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 180\M4\M4.1\ img023 | |
| Date | 24th May 1921 | |
| W/S {Derby Works / Sales} X4212 To C. from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X4212 X.5517 RE. AMERICAN CARS. Have you yet been able to dispose of the Buick Car? We still have the - Hupmobile. Dodge. 6-cylinder Buick (old). I believe we could get £350 for the Dodge Car locally. I understand the retail price of the new Car in England now is £450 with right-hand steering - the one we have is with left-hand steering which depreciates its value for English use. What would you say is a reasonable price for these cars? They are depreciating the whole time we are keeping them, so I would recommend that we get rid of them as quickly as possible. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).