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).
Extract approving the suggestion to make the starting handle detachable for 'after the war' 40/50 chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 80\1\ scan0001 | |
| Date | 19th December 1919 guessed | |
| X.3464. X. 3508. Extract from E1/G30119. (12) DETACHABLE STARTING HANDLE Mr. Royce approved of the suggestion to make the starting handle detachable for "after the war" 40/50 chassis which are to be fitted with self starters. The car would then merely shew only a slightly projecting starting shaft with a cover over it at the front of the radiator, and the starting handle would be carried in the body. | ||