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 confirming telegrams and arranging for the delivery of a six-cylinder cabriolet to Boulogne, France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\1\ scan0343 | |
| Date | 13th March 1926 | |
| "Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}" DERBY X677 Hk{Col. T. Harker - Sales}4/Dn/MM.13.3.26. 21 wired Re 10-G3 - CJ. I duly received your wire reading as follows :- HAWKINS HIVES WISHES SEND SIX CYLINDER TWENTY BARKER FOUR SEATER CABRIOLET GREY UPHOLSTERY BLACK TO FRANCE SEVENTEENTH CHASSIS TEN G THREE ENGING G THIRTEEN NINETYFOUR WEIGHT THIRTYTWO CWT YEAR 1925 SIX DUNLOP TRIPLE STUD TYRES 5 1/4 X 2 INCHES VALUE TWO THOUSAND POUNDS OWNER C J USUAL ADDRESS TELEGRAPH AMOUNT BANK GUARANTEE ARRANGE REGISTRATION AND DRIVER MEET BOULOGNE CAR REGISTERED ENGLAND and at once telegraphed you as under :- HIVES RE TEN G THREE ARRANGING TOURING ACQUIT AND SUPPLYING BANK GUARANTEE OURSELVES TO AVOID DELAY STOP WILL SEND BOULOGNE REGISTRATION GREY CARD AND TAX RECEIPT WITH DRIVER MEET CAR ON ARRIVAL SEVENTEENTH from which you will have understood that as there is no sufficient time for you to put up the necessary bank guarantee, we are at once requesting Lloyds Bank to issue same for Frs.160.000.- in favour of Barclay's Bank, Boulogne-s-Mer. I have also asked the General Transport C° to make the usual application for a touring acquit, and am making the necessary arrangements to obtain a grey card with French registration numbers on Monday,- and pay the circulation taxes, in "CJ"'s name. The grey card, tax receipt, and number plates will be handed to the driver I will be sending to Boulogne to meet the car on Wednesday, 17th inst. HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales} [Handwritten Note] Noted presumably no action necessary on our part. BP [Stamp] RECEIVED 15 MAR 1926 BP | ||