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).
Meeting notes on a proposal to increase the number of experimental cars from three to six for more efficient testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\11\ Scan001 | |
| Date | 8th December 1911 | |
| 46th. Meeting Dec 8. 11 Mr. Platford suggested that he was extremely handicapped with the small number of experimental cars which he had at his disposal, the number being three, and he considered that six were the minimum for experiments to be efficient and at the same time not too lengthy a process. He suggested that a small number of sets of parts for the various experiments should be allowed to be put through on standard cars and tested in this way during the ordinary standard tests, such sets, of course, to be removed and replaced by the standard parts before delivery. Mr. Johnson said "I agree to 6 experimental cars. Consult "Sales" with reference to this." X180 | ||