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).
Status and future plans for two experimental cars, 85-JS and GAE-20.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\4\ scan0225 | |
| Date | 5th February 1936 | |
| W/S - Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} x1042 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}12/KW.5.2.36. Experimental Cars. Replying to your Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}9/KW.30.1.36. 85-JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} car, which was known at Derby as 27-EX, and was used for the original parallel motion independent front wheel suspension tests, was scrapped early last year, see memo. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}15/KW.5.3.35, but the damaged body is still in the Repair Dept. at Derby. With regard to GAE-20 car, we want to keep this in order to fit to it a large bore unit and up-to-date throttle controls, so that we shall have running in England a car similar to 22-G-V.{VIENNA} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||