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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).
Listing cars in the Experimental Department as of October 31st 1923, including test vehicles for 4-wheel brakes.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 73\2\  scan0176
Date  1st January 1924
  
To My/G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

Handwritten: Y9440
Handwritten: X180 (crossed out) / Y9440

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LC7.1.24.

With reference to the list of cars attd.

These were all in the Expl: Dept: on Oct. 31st. 1923.
In addition to these we had an 8-cyl. Isotta Fraschini,
also 4-G-11 complete 20 HP. car fitted with Hooper open
body.

We also had in the Expl: Dept: - 4 40/50 HP.
long type chassis fitted with bodies. These were sent
to us to be used in connection with experiments on 4-wheel
brakes. The particulars of these cars are as follows :-

98-NK - Barker open body.
35-PK - " " "
9-PK - Hooper Landaulet.
93-NK - Bark Ward all-weather.


Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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