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).
Obtaining a LaSalle car with a synchro mesh gearbox for a test drive in London.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 22\4\ Scan004 | |
Date | 1st July 1929 | |
To C. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} We attach herewith illustration of the La{L. A. Archer} Salle car which R.{Sir Henry Royce} wishes us to obtain. The essential features are that it should have the latest type gearbox which has the synchro mesh type of gearbox. If you will let us know when the car is available we will arrange to come to London to try it. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||