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).
Why top speed acceleration features of the 20/25 HP Chassis were not stressed to the Sales department.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\1\ Scan159 | |
| Date | 24th November 1934 | |
| x4013 To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/KW.24.11.34. Re 20/25 HP. Chassis. Replying to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}10/E.22.11.34. The information given in Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}6/R.22.9.34. was obtained from the Experimental Dept. Actually the statements in it are all correct. We avoided stressing these features when writing to Sales because we know that top speed acceleration is not a thing which it is very easy to appreciate, particularly in the case of a Rolls-Royce owner. As you say, it will interesting to have Hancock's report from Paris, and we will pass it on to you as soon as it arrives. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||