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).
Need for varied routes and limited spares for 10,000-mile test cars to avoid suspicion from authorities in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\11\ Scan327 | |
| Date | 7th January 1929 | |
| S/W. [checkmark] Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} (Copy to Wer) [struck through] X180 [triangle drawing] Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}6/M/7.1.29. Re: 10,000 mile test cars. When Hk.{Col. T. Harker - Sales} was here the other day, he mentioned the danger from the point of view of sending several cars over to France by the same route. It is very important, he thinks, to vary the routes so that the Authorities do not realise what is happening. He thinks we should also try and avoid sending a lot of spares in the cars, because that is very inclined to give the game away. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||