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).
Departmental memo regarding the cancellation of licences for experimental cars and the future use of red plates.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\1\ scan0024 | |
| Date | 20th January 1913 | |
| R.R 473 (100 H) (PP 366. 7.1.13) E.P. 3312. Re Registration of Experimental Cars ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES, 476 (FOUR LINES). L24/L20113. DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. [Tabled Section] Person addressed: Mr. Barrington. Date: 20-1-13. Memo Text: Referring to your TB1/14113 we are not renewing licences for the following cars. Lanchester, Packard, Delauney-Bellville, RR1714, RR1413 and the registration numbers have therefore been cancelled. Please in future use red plates for these cars. p.p. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} DeLooze, J.L. [Stamp] RECEIVED 20 JAN 1913 [Handwritten Notes] [Left Margin]: X677 [First handwritten entry by 'W H Hawe' on 20.1.13]: Please note. What about the Packard? did we put a red no. on it. BB [Second handwritten entry by 'WHH' on 21/1/13, addressed to M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Barrington]: Packard had no number plates on it. WHH [Footer] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||