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).
Confirming the arrangement to send an experimental 20/25 car to France for Mons. Dubonnet to fit an independent wheel suspension scheme.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\1\ scan0119 | |
Date | 5th March 1934 | |
X3873 To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}E. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}BY.Hdy.{William Hardy}Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Independent Wheel Suspension. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}13/E5.3.34 Referring to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}11/MJ.27.2.34 and Ba.1/HP.27.2.34 and our conversation last Friday, this is to confirm and place on record the arrangement made. You will get in touch with Mons.Dubonnet with a view to sending one of your experimental 20/25 cars over to France for him to fit up his scheme. Please keep me in touch with progress. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||