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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).
Providing the weights of three trial cars, with a handwritten note regarding their springs.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 71\2\  scan0128
Date  24th February 1926
  
Jessop

S to W
Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

C/Bk{A. Birkett - Commercial Manager}9/LH{Mr Haworth}24226

re Weights of trials cars
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With further reference to your Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/LG20226.,
we have secured the weights of the following cars. :-

101-MC. 40/50 landaulette. T2.11.2.7. New PhantomCodename for PHANTOM I.
14-LK.{L. King} 40/50 cabriolet. T2.10.3.7. Silver Ghost.
103-MC. 40/50 open. T2. 8.1.14. New PhantomCodename for PHANTOM I.

We shall be glad to hear if you require
any more of these weights.

So far as I know none of these springs have been changed, but perhaps you will confirm this from your records.

C/Bk.{A. Birkett - Commercial Manager} PR.{Percy H. Rose}
  
  


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