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).
Secret memo regarding modifications to car EAC.11, including a dummy radiator and special lamp fittings, to be carried out at Barkers and Lillie Hall.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66a\4\ scan0164 | |
| Date | 5th November 1924 | |
| x8250 To C. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c.c. to DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EVH S E C R E T. RADIATOR FOR EAC.11. Our man arrived at Barkers yesterday with the 40/50 HP. Dummy Radiator and Bonnet. We are also sending to our man a set of the latest 40/50 HP. wheel carriers which it is proposed to fit to the car. We are also making arrangements for temporary lamp brackets to be fitted which will hold the lamps in the correct position, but which will not allow them to dip. We think it is necessary for the car to have the usual accessories and spare wheels fitted when it is being criticised for appearance. We had better keep the car at Messrs. Barkers until the spare wheels and lamps are fitted. Will C. please arrange that a set of standard 40/50 lamps shall be loaned for use on this car. We do not want to keep them because we have on order lamps for this car which are made specially for dipping head lights. We are relying upon you to make the necessary arrangements at Lillie Hall for maintaining the secrecy when the car is taken there. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||