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).
Recommending against car 44-PK for H.R.H. Prince of Wales due to its condition and modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 47\1\ Scan407 | |
| Date | 3rd December 1926 | |
| To Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 4417 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG3.12.26. Re. 60 LK.{L. King} H.R.H. Prince of Wales. 48770 With reference to C11/C1.12.26 attached. 44-PK car requires a very thorough overhaul - also the fact that it has been changed from a pre-front brake Silver Ghost to a front wheel brake type, then to a Phantom type car, you will find in a number of cases the frame has had to be plugged. We should not recommend 44-PK was taken for H.R.H. Prince of Wales. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||