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).
A car despatched without its identification number plate and the subsequent investigation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\1\ scan0046 | |
| Date | 19th August 1913 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (X.X. 996. 23.6.13) E.P. 4502. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/SM14/L19813. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cas Miss CASWELL Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN P.N. Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pat Mr. PATERSON Pd Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON L.H.S LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA W hr Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Re 1926 for Mr Johnson. X.677 19-8-13. Sales report that the above car was despatched without the usual number plate on the trembler coil box or dash-board, in fact there was absolutely nothing upon the car to say that it was 1926, and before the necessary triptique etc. could be taken out they had to have a set stamped and fixed on to the car. Kindly let us have a report as to how this happened. We wish some steps to be taken to prevent its recurrence. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Handwritten response:] Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} A new dashboard was picked to this car to suit the shape bonnet the plate was not changed over off the old dash. As regards the number on the coil box, an experimental coil box is on this car, the number plate was not changed over. There is no reason why it should happen again. E.H.H 20/8/13 This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||