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).
Continued accident report form detailing vehicle speeds, damage, and road conditions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 113\1\ scan0148 | |
| Date | 30th January 1933 | |
| -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}1/MA.30.1.33. Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} (10) 15-20 M.P.H. at time of brake application, 4-5 MPH. at time of impact. (11) Not sounded. (12) ------ (13) ------ (14) No. (15) No. (16) A.J.Lidsey. R.R.Ltd., (a) 15492. (b) No. (c) In charge of Explt. Car Test. (d) 13 years. (e) No. (f) 32. (g) No. (h) Yes. (17) Headlamps damaged, radiator damaged, bonnet damaged and near side front wing slight damaged. (18) R.R.Explt.Dept. (19) " " " (20) On business for R.R.Ltd., (21) Yes. (22) Driver only. (23) None; no witnesses because of slight nature of accident. (24) No. (25) No. (26) No. (27) No. (28) C.Davey, Sitwell Street, Derby Haulage Contractor. (a) Owner Driver. (b) Light lorry laden with coal. (c) Middle of road. (d) near side wheels about 10ft. from near side kerb. (e) Stationary at time of impact. (f) ------ (g) None. (h) None. (29) Road was very treacherous due to hard white frost. This was the case of the accident, immediately the brakes were applied all wheels locked and the car was immediately out of control. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.J.Lidsey. | ||