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 report on the supply and fitting of accessories for experimental cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 113\3\ scan0021 | |
| Date | 16th November 1928 | |
| DE/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 18 EX. X3594 Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}/Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}22/EDI/16-11-28. EXPERIMENTAL CARS - ACCESSORIES. According to our records the position to date is as follows:- 1. 14-G-4. Lucas RB{R. Bowen}-65 headlights with electrically controlled dippers and streamline wing lamps have already been sent by Lucas to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} to our order of October 24th. EFC. is sending Hoopers direct a Klaxon dual wiper. 2. 18-EX. Special P-100 headlights and special wing lamps are to be sent by Lucas of Birmingham to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} It is understood that EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} is dealing direct with Lucas concerning these lamps although we passed them a covering order for same on October 30th last. We have issued to Barkers a Cobra wind horn with small trumpet and two German Bosch wipers. In addition, we have sent Barkers a frame for the patch of instruments and the instruments themselves have been sent to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} On the 17th instant we obtained from Barkers a length of fabric as used for the head and passed it to Harrison & Sons to be used for covering the luggage trunk. 3. 19-EX. Hoopers have been supplied with a frame for the patch of instruments. The instruments themselves and remaining two complete sets have been sent to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} so that at present we have no further patches in London. It is hoped to be able to provide Hoopers with two Lucas wipers. In addition, it is intended to send them a Cobra horn immediately a further supply is received from the makers. OVER | ||