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).
Suggestion for a built-in rear number plate as a solution to legal requirements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\4\ scan0265 | |
| Date | 6th April 1939 | |
| 1259 By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/R.6.4.39. REAR NUMBER PLATE. If the luggage flap is not folded down quite flat it is easy to see a built-in number plate or its equivalent. We suggest this as a solution to legal requirements instead of the unsightly wing plate. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||