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).
Minutes from the 77th Technical Committee meeting regarding the company's involvement in speed records.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\3\ Scan040 | |
| Date | 22th November 1911 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, 14-15, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, W. TELEGRAMS: "ROLHEADRolls-Royce telegram address," LONDON. TELEPHONES: 1654, 1655, 1656 GERRARD. DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. This column is for Name of Person addressed. Mr Barrington DATE. 22/11/11 Minutes of 77th Meeting of R-R T.C. CJ7/D221111 With reference to the opinion recorded by the Technical Committee that they do not consider that the interests of the Company are being served by attempting speed records with a standard chassis modified for racing purposes, I would like to remind the Committee that Mr Royce was in favour of making the best possible speed record with a standard chassis and gave notes for the design of a body specially for this purpose, and that the records which we are going for are more than speed records, - they are speed plus reliability. Our competitors in trade have always brought it up as a reproach against the Rolls-Royce that they might be very nice, gentle, ladylike cars, but they could not go. This is often thrown in our teeth by people who are discussing buying a This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. Handwritten notes: X788, J.C. 83/(2) | ||