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 confirming arrangements to send car 1649 to Mr Royce for fitting experimental parts and exchanging it for car 2004.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\1\ 01-page040 | |
| Date | 31th August 1912 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 613 (TWO LINES). DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. This column is for Name of Person addressed. DATE. TP3/T31812. Mr Berrington. 31.8.12 To confirm consultation with you this morning to the effect that I shall be sending 1649 car down to Mr Royce next Wednesday or Thursday on which several experimental parts will be fitted. Any experimental parts you wish to have fitted please let us know in good time, also please aquaint Mr Royce accordingly. Mr Nadin I understand will be going with this car to see Mr Royce. The man who takes the car down will exchange same for 2004 which we now want back in order to make experiments on the worm axle and prepare same for the bevel and worm axle demonstration. I am trying to arrange to take this car to Mr Royce myself as I would like to go over a few of the Experiments with him. I should only stop for about a day so as to take Mr Royce out on 1649 car. This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||