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).
Confirming the handover of car 17-EX to the Test Department for routine tests and inspection.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65a\2\ scan0073 | |
| Date | 25th October 1928 | |
| X7770 To SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG25.10.28. With reference to SG{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}/Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}16/ED{J. L. Edwards}24.10.28. We have handed 17-EX car over to the Test Dept. so that it shall go through the usual routine of tests and inspection before despatch, therefore, the question of when it will be available should be taken up with Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||