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 potential purchase of a second-hand Cottin Desgouttes car for suspension investigations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67a\2\ scan0044 | |
| Date | 26th October 1927 | |
| To Ps. from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X8210 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/LG26.10.27. X4532 X8210 We are considering the purchase of a Cottin Desgouttes for suspension investigations. We do not want a new car, we do not mind how far it has run as long as it is one of their independent wheel sprung models. We wonder whether you could pick up a second-hand model cheaply anywhere. We should imagine that they would be selling at a very moderate figure judging from the car we tried; the wear in the universal driving joints etc. does not matter. We should be glad if you will let us have any information you can. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||