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 obtain a licence for a new experimental car, listing its specifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 138\3\ scan0413 | |
| Date | 27th March 1939 | |
| 1162 D/L. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}9/JH.27.3.39. Will you please have a licence taken out for a new experimental car particulars are as follows :- Chassis - Rolls-Royce. Engine No. - W.III No.10. Bore - 3 1/2 inches. Stroke - 4 1/2 inches. No. of cyls - 6. H.P. R.A.C. - 29. Body - Park Wards. Body & wings - colour black. Body type - saloon. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||