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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).
Report detailing daily mileage, total mileage since leaving Derby, and the failure of a CAV dynamo.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\I\June1922\  Scan2
Date  4th June 1922
  
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R C W & usual
ORIGINAL
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Hotel de l'Ouest
Laval
XW086
69II
June 4th 1922
Its from Th.
Since the report of May 29th the car has run as follows.
On May 29th 355 miles
" 30th 247 "
" 31st 132 "
June 1st 408 "
" 2nd 366 "
" 3rd 426 "
Previous mileage since Derby 9250
Total miles since leaving Derby 11184
up to and including June 3rd

We are today oiling, greasing and adjusting the car generally and preparing for leaving this place. We start tomorrow morning for the hills probably Grenoble way. I will let you know my address as soon as possible. Any materials which you wish to send can be sent to Paris to be forwarded on to me when I have an address.
We fitted the C A V dynamo on 31st May and it gave out on 2nd June after about 500 miles running.
  
  


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