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).
The decision to stop all work on an experimental chassis for the USA.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\3\ Scan075 | |
| Date | 2nd May 1929 | |
| SECRET Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Y1172 To Wcr/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Copy to Tr.{Capt. F. W. Turner - Finance} Copy to BA/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} re Chassis for USA. Thanks for Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}7/T29.4.29 giving information in regard to the amount expended on experimental chassis. The whole question was very thoroughly discussed at a Board Meeting to-day, and in view of the decision of the American Company not to purchase the chassis from us, it was definitely decided to stop all work on the experimental chassis. This of course also refers to the first one. We are offering to sell them the drawings that have been made and the patterns referred to in the last part of your letter. I assume that the work in connection with the patterns fx has been completed? Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Handwritten: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} We have arranged to stop all Work WTC | ||