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).
The testing of a Graham-Paige car and the potential to fit a supercharger to a Bentley car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 126\1\ scan0120 | |
| Date | 16th May 1934 | |
| To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}26/KW.16.5.34. GRAHAM-PAIGE. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}2/E.15.5.34. We will arrange for the officials at Derby to try this car. We are looking into the question of whether we can fit a supercharger on to the Bentley car. We shall also require to measure the performance of the Graham-Paige engine. We expect that we can usefully keep this car for several months. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||