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).
Lord Curzon, the Phantom model, and the public launch of a new sports car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65a\1\ scan0268 | |
| Date | 7th February 1928 | |
| HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X7770 To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from BJ. Phantom - re Lord Curzon. BJ13/E7.2.28 Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} C. PN.{Mr Northey} CWB. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} The information you have been good enough to prepare concerning Lord Curzon's letter will be most helpful. C. will see him shortly in order to give him a copy. We had been unable to arrange for him to try the Sports car as we were keeping it secret until it had been further tested. We hope that as the Sports 'car will be made public on the 21st instant when the H.R.H. Prince of Wales, we hope, will be photographed in it, we can now tell Lord Curzon about it and trust that he will order one. We shall of course ask him not to mention thiscar until after the 21st. BJ. | ||