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).
Request to borrow a Hispano-Suiza 'Type Boulogne' car for performance and acceleration testing at Brooklands.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\3\ Scan121 | |
| Date | 1st February 1924 | |
| To C.J. & B.J. From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to R.{Sir Henry Royce} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} PN.{Mr Northey} X.788 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG12. 2. 24. HISPANO SUIZA X4214 x788 It might be useful if it could be arranged for Mr. Paddon to loan to us his Hispano car "Type Boulogne" for one day. If we had it for one day we could get an accurate performance and obtain definite figures for the acceleration which would show us how it was obtained. We should want to drive the car ourselves. Most of the tests would be carried out on "Brooklands". Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||