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).
Retaining a 20HP car for design reference and considering another chassis for engine trials.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\Q\January1927-March1927\ 1 | |
| Date | 1st January 1927 | |
| TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} E2/M1.1.27 20HP. - 10.G.111 X5770 X7770 In reply to your memo. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG241226., we should like to retain the above car, or another 20HP., at WW. for the purpose of having a model of this chassis to refer to. We have a certain amount of design work to do on the 20HP. which will come on later. We do not however require the car to be licensed. Before leaving for France Mr. Royce said he thought we might have EAC. 7. down here for a short time. I have not yet had an opportunity of trying the engine on this chassis, and DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} will be interested to refer to it in connection with design work. These matters are of course entirely a question of your convenience, and the views of the economy committee are possibly met by not taking out the special licence for a car here. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||