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).
Entry form for the 1939 Le Mans 24 hours race, with sections for manufacturers and private individuals.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\3\ scan0302 | |
Date | 31th January 1939 guessed | |
To be completed by Manufacturers Herewith, please find the sum of Fcs ________ in ________ being the amount of the entrance fee for the vehicles hereinabove described (2). I, the undersigned, declare on my honour that a minimum of thirty reproductions of the above vehicles, entered for the 1939 Le Mans 24 hours race, were sold, manufactured or put into stock prior to the signing ot the present declaration. This form must be signed by the Head of the Firm or the Managing Director. The signature must be preceded by the hand-written words " Lu et approuvé ". Drawn up at ________ this ________ day of ________ 193 . To be completed by Private individuals Herewith, please find the sum of Fcs ________ in ________ being the amount of the entrance fee for : the above described standard production vehicle ) or ) Strike a vehicle with a cubic capacity ) out of ________ c.c. the Characte- ) the ristics of which will be sup- ) unnecessary plied at latest on the 20 th. ) wording May 1939, at 6 p.m. ( The signature must be preceded by the hand-written words " Lu et approuvé " Drawn up at ________ this ________ day of ________ 193 . Entries are received by the Automobile-Club de l'Ouest, 38, place de la{L. A. Archer} République, LE MANS (Sarthe) subject to a reduction of : 50 % for entries received before the 20th. December 1938 30 % for entries received before the 31st. January 1939 subject to a reduction of : 15 % for entries received before the 28th. February 1939 full entry fees : for entries received before the 31 st.{Capt. P. R. Strong} March 1939 treble entry fees : for entries received before the 1st. May 1939 | ||