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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).
Requesting to borrow a Hispano-Suiza 'Type Boulogne' car for performance testing at Brooklands.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 22\1\  Scan108
Date  2nd February 1924
  
X4214

To CJ. & B.J.
from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
c. to R.{Sir Henry Royce} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} PN.{Mr Northey}
to

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG12. 2. 2. 24.

HISPANO SUIZA. X4214 / X788

It might be useful if it could be arranged for
Mr. Paddon to loan to us his Hispano car "Type Boulogne"
for one day. If we had it for one day we could get an
accurate performance and obtain definite figures for the
acceleration which would show us how it was obtained.

We should want to drive the car ourselves. Most
of the tests would be carried out on 'Brooklands'.

Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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