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Secret memo regarding a proposed visit to W.W. with an 'India' car for improvements and sending another to France.


Identifier  Morton\M3.5\  img046
Date  19th May 1925
  
To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
c. to C.J. B.J.
c. to RG. {Mr Rowledge} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
c. to DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
c. to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}

ORIGINAL
SECRET

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 8/LG19.5.25.

VISIT TO W.W.

X5770 OC

If convenient to you, we propose to visit W.W. next week, bringing with us an 'India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes)' car fitted with as many improvements as possible.

At the present time we are endeavouring to get an 'India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes)' car off to France with as many of the new parts fitted as possible.

If convenient, we propose arriving at WW. on Thursday morning 28th.inst.

Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  
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).


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