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).
Requesting a goods vehicle licence for a chassis converted into a lorry, including its specifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 138\3\ scan0456 | |
| Date | 1st July 1940 | |
| 1162 D/Mr. Lomas from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}5/JMS.1.7.40. We wish to take out to the end of the year, a licence for chassis 1.B.50 which has now been converted into a lorry. The licence should cover the carriage of all kinds of goods. We give below the necessary particulars: Engine No. B.60. No.1. Bore. 3.50" Stroke 4.50" Rated H.P. 30 Colour of Lorry. Grey. Unladen weight. 1 ton 19 cwts. 1 qr. Size of body (inside) 8'1" x 5'7" x 4'10". Present Reg.No. RC.{R. Childs}6334. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} | ||