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).
The final arrangements for delivering car 8-EX to Lord Wargrave, including transport to London and shipping to France.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\4\ Scan138 | |
Date | 8th June 1928 | |
To C. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X677 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG8.6.28. 8-EX CAR FOR LORD WARGRAVE. X180 We are in receipt of your memo. giving final instructions relative to the above car. Dodd will drive the car to London on Monday the 11th.inst. arriving at Conduit Street at midday. He will then be able to collect the papers from the R.A.C. in the afternoon. He will also pick up at Barlow Mews, the luggage straps and Willesden Canvas (per C10/C7.6.28). We note that he will be required to proceed to Dover the same evening in order to ship the car on the 12.55 p.m. boat for Calais on Tuesday. We are assuming that your instructions in C14/C 1.6.28. still hold good - viz: that the car is to meet Lord Wargrave off the 7.5 p.m. boat at Calais on the 12th.inst. to proceed to Boulogne. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||