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).
Instruction to cancel all work on the Left Hand Chassis for America and to store the parts.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\3\ Scan074 | |
Date | 3rd May 1929 | |
E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Dept. [Struck through] F.{Mr Friese} Dept. [Struck through] D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Dept. [Struck through] G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Dept. [Struck through] C. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} [Struck through] c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X7772 BY4/G.3.5.29. LEFT HAND CHASSIS FOR AMERICA. --------------------------- We have received/definite instructions to cancel all work on the above. The/D.O. should therefore not issue any further instructions on the matter, and the Experimental should stop all/work and get together the parts which have been produced specially for this car, so that they can be carried in store somewhere, as this may not be the end of the story. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Bcy | ||