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).
Letter on Hotel Majestic Grenoble letterhead detailing a test drive of an Invicta car up the Col du Porte.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 24\5\ Scan175 | |
Date | 27th June 1929 | |
HOTEL MAJESTIC GRENOBLE Même Direction AUTUN Hotel St-Louis et de la{L. A. Archer} Poste BOURG-EN-BRESSE HOTEL DE FRANCE SAULIEU HOTEL DE LA{L. A. Archer} POSTE A.{Mr Adams} BONNEAU, Directeur-Général Même Administration NICE Hotel Ruhl et des Anglais Hotel Plaza & France Hotel Royal Savoy Palace PARIS Hotel de Paris Restaurant Viel La{L. A. Archer} Pomme d'Api à la{L. A. Archer} Cité de Deauville CANNES Hotel Majestic Téléphone 3-90 Télégrammes MAJESTICOTEL-GRENOBLE To. Mr Hives. Expt Dept. Dear Sir, We have not been out with the Rolls today, but on Mr Grylls' Invicta car. We have been up the Col du Porte with 3 passengers, Grylls driving. This run is a climb from Grenoble direct. Grenoble is 689 ft above sea level. Top of Col du Porte. 4400 ft. ". ". The car was driven up on 3rd Gear all the way and the water temperature reached practically 100 C, per his car | ||