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).
Accident report for the 15EX car after a collision with a horse-drawn cart.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 181\M10\ img022 | |
| Date | 17th March 1922 | |
| Mr Hives, Avignon. Sat 17/3/22. Dear Sir, I have to report a slight accident to 15EX car. The damage being n/s side lamp + a dented front wing due to a collision with a cart carrying wood. I was driving the car from Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence to-wards Frejus following Mr Northey in another car. The road is narrow + the weather conditions we had at the time. I was following closely another car between Mr Northey + myself passing several of these carts coming in the opposite direction. When I approach the last of them the horse pulled out sharply a distance of about 18". I immediately pulled up, my speed at the time was not more than 10 to 12 miles per. Unfortunately the driver of the horse could not stop the cart with heavy load on a wet surface coming down hill. At the moment of impact the car was stationary + as far as possible on the correct side. The incident has not interfered in any way to running of the car, + hope to make a repair before returning. Yours faithfully, E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Butler. | ||