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).
Lending an experimental car and a warning against its misuse following damage to a previous vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 109\1\ scan0169 | |
| Date | 18th August 1940 | |
| Mr. Barkworth. Transport. From Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/ML.18.8.40. EXPERIMENTAL CAR FOR TRANSPORT PURPOSES. 7 We are lending you 2.B.50. car in place of 30.G.S. which is now in hand for attention. We have observed that 30.G.S. has continually been abused by being overloaded and, in consequence, the interior has suffered badly. 3067 We shall be glad if you will ensure that 2.B.50. is not abused in a similar manner during the time in which it is at your disposal. We have asked Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}to go over 2.B.50. with you so that we can ensure that it is returned in the same condition in which it is handed over. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||