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).
Logistics and financial considerations of purchasing a 16-cylinder Cadillac.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img399 | |
| Date | 19th February 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}8/MJ.19.2.34. PURCHASE OF 16 CYL. CADILLAC. We have cabled to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} that we wish to bring the Cadillac which we purchase in on a triptique. This will mean that the car will have to be purchased and owned in U.S.A. We have suggested to him that this may be done through either Inskip or Olley. The 16 cyl. Cadillac with the left-hand steering and very high tax would have no second hand value in this country whereas in U.S.A. we could get quite a good price for it. We can keep the car for 12 months in this country on a triptique. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||