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).
From HS outlining the new procedure for testing and approving experimental cars prior to sales or mileage tests.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\L\2July1924-September1924\ Scan43 | |
| Date | 1st September 1924 | |
| To R, from HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} " CJ " " " BJ " " " RG{Mr Rowledge} " " " DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} " " " BY " " " WOR{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} " " ORIGINAL. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG12. 9.24. X180 Y9941 EXPERIMENTAL CARS. In future, no Experimental Cars will be sent to Sales or started on a 10,000 miles test until they have first been sent to W.W. for your criticism and approval. At the same time, the conditions under which the tests should be made will be submitted. If it happened that you are not available we should expect the Technical Committee to approve of the cars. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||