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).
Stock and order status of speedometers for R.R and Bentley Chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 165\4\ img268 | |
| Date | 11th February 1935 | |
| W/S WST 76081 To Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} from ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. ROY{Sir Henry Royce}6/MG11.2.35 Speedometers for R.R and Bentley Chassis CX{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}3/KW8.2.35 - As far as Stocks, and instruments on order for the above are concerned, Vide Paragraph 6 Page 2 of your memo, attached please find the information in question. 20/25 HP. Speedometers. Delivered... All to the end of G.2 Series except 23. On order ... All for H.2 Series. Bentley Speedometers. Delivered .. All to the end of D.Series except 81 On Order ... All E.Series 40/50 HP. Speedometers. Delivered .. All to the end of T.2 Series, and of the 25 on order for U.2 Series 5 have been delivered. I understand the Experimental Shop are replying to the other points you raise. I must say I agree with you that this modification to our Speedometers has been trailing along for months. As far as our outstanding orders are concerned, it is assumed you will be seeing Mr. Nichols again very shortly, in which case will you kindly sound him again on the matter of delivery. Now matters have been brought to a head, it should be possible to reduce our outstanding orders on a given date - always provided matters have not proceeded too far with the orders in question. All the Speedometers required for Bentley E.Series, 20/25 HP. H.2 Series, and 40/50 HP. U.2 Series, were ordered on January 14th, our Order No.76337. ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||