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).
Car trial in Paris and a planned comparative test against a Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 101\2\ scan0182 | |
| Date | 24th November 1936 | |
| 5094 25 RUE GIDE LEVALLOIS-PERRET. Paris. France. GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/HFH{Hoppy F. Hamilton}/2/JAB. 24th November 1936 To. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 22. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} V.{VIENNA} We came down to Paris on Monday and met Sr. as requested. He took the car for a trial run and seemed pleased with it as a whole, but will give it a thorough compar- ative test as against his trial's car while we are up here working on his Bentley. ------------------ GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/HFH.{Hoppy F. Hamilton} H.F.Hamilton | ||