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).
Accident involving the 15-EX car, correcting a misunderstanding about the cause.
Identifier | Morton\M10\ img051 | |
Date | 5th April 1928 | |
To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X4199 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG5.4.28. ACCIDENT TO 15-EX CAR. +8940/- CWB. and Mr. Grylls are coming to the Works after the holiday to talk over the accident to 15-EX. In the meantime we thought you would like to know that we had got a wrong impression when we said that CWB. was blaming the steering for the cause of the accident. We attach herewith reports on the accident. We will send further information later. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||