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).
Comparing the 20 HP Lanchester and 20 HP Sunbeam cars after a recent motor show.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\K\November1923\ Scan30 | |
| Date | 1st November 1923 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to RO.{C. C. Rose - Export Manager} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c.g. c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} cc to RP.✓ WDR.✓ ORIGINAL X.446 X441 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RmL/LG13. 11. 23. We had an opportunity of trying several 20 HP. cars while we were at the recent Motor Show. Two of the most interesting being - the 20 HP. Lanchester and the 20 HP. Sunbeam. From a purchasers point of view we would say that, were these two cars the same price, we would infinitely prefer the 20 HP. Sunbeam Car from a performance point of view, so that the latter can be considered a very excellent proposition at a chassis price of less than £800. We were able to drive both these cars during the demonstration run. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||