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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).
Difficulties in undertaking the production of a left-handed 20 HP chassis for the USA.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 53\4\  Scan015
Date  4th October 1928
  
HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
X4584

To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from BJ.
Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}
Copy to Hc.
Copy to Es.

20 HP Chassis for USA. BJ2/E4.10.28

I enclose copy of Olley's Oy6.R.9.14.28 concerning left-handing chassis.

I shall report to the Board on Friday that there are many difficulties in our undertaking a left-handed 20 HP chassis, and I have informed Mr.Fuller of these difficulties for his consideration, the chief of which is that we cannot undertake to go to all the trouble and expense of these special designs and experiments and tastings unless Springfield are prepared to undertake to give us a definite order for a large number of these chassis when the experiments are completed.

We are extremely busy already and cannot dabble with things unless we are confident they are going to bring us in a definitely large amount of work to put into our Derby Factory.

I am, therefore, taking no further steps in the matter until Springfield have considered this situation.

BJ.

Enc. Copy of Oy6.R.9.14.28
  
  


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