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 disposal of experimental cars and the analysis of a competitor Jaguar.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\4\ scan0366 | |
| Date | 18th March 1938 | |
| 1042 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/R.18.3.38. EXPERIMENTAL CARS FOR DISPOSAL. We are handing over to the Repair Dept. for disposal one P.III car - 32-EX, and one Bentley car - B.23.AE. The Jaguar car arrived a week ago. We presume there are a number of people in London who would like to try this car before we pull it to pieces. The present proposal is to get performance figures from it, and then strip it to see how they manage to produce a car for £450 which competes so closely with the Bentley. We do not want to keep this car longer than we need. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||