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).
Secret memo from Hs. to CJ. and BJ. regarding the garaging and inspection of two cars with EAC engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 69\2\ scan0063 | |
| Date | 9th May 1924 | |
| To CJ. and BJ. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 8770 SECRET. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG9.5.24. EAC. CARS. We took two cars fitted with EAC. engines to WW. on Monday. The cars were garaged on Monday and Tuesday night in the Coach House at the Dolphin Hotel, Chichester. On each night the cars were not put into the Garage until after 10-o'clock and they were taken out each morning before 8-o'clock. The bonnets were locked. Whilst at WW. the bonnets were opened for R.{Sir Henry Royce} to examine the engines. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||