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).
Recommending the 18-EX car for a demonstration after tests on the Wellyn By-pass.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65a\3\ scan0074 | |
| Date | 11th July 1929 | |
| X74740 To PN.{Mr Northey} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to C. c. to BKL. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG11.7.29. X74740 X1775 'SS{S. Smith}' CARS. Replying to PN{Mr Northey}2/WT9.7.29. The car we should recommend for your demonstration is 18-EX which is at WW. I tried this car after our tests on the Wellyn By-pass on Monday, and there is no doubt that this car is much better than either of the cars we have in the Expl: Dept: at the moment. There would be no difficulty in borrowing this car from R.{Sir Henry Royce} for two or three days. It also has the advantage of being the best looking car and is essentially an owner-drivers car. We could either get in touch with R.{Sir Henry Royce} to borrow the car or leave it to you, which ever you prefer. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||