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).
Rejection of a standard battery for the Phantom II (40/50) model and requesting dimensions for a custom one.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 58\4\ Scan095 | |
| Date | 21th March 1933 | |
| x605'4. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.12/KT.21.3.33. P.II BATTERY. Answering your EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}4/20.3.33. we cannot agree to the use of a standard plate battery on the 40/50 such as the 3.EMll-A.{Mr Adams} National, but we have batteries which we have arranged with R.R. features inside and if you will kindly let us have the maximum overall dimensions you can allow for each 6 volt unit. We will advise a suitable battery at the earliest possible time. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. | ||