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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).
Status of various cars used for testing, as test rigs, and those recently disposed of.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 123\4\  scan0343
Date  5th October 1930
  
-3- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}8/MH.{M. Huckerby}5.10.30.

Other Cars.

Packard 8 cyl Aero transport car - Running on Bentley III rubber suspension bushes.
Vauxhall 6 cyl engine investigation.
Oldsmobile 6 cyl engine and suspension investigation.


Cars unlicenced used as test rigs.

Peregrine chassis SP.{Mr Spinney}2.
Phantom III 30-EX.


Cars disposed of since last report.

5-B-4.
29-EX.
Chevrolet.
18-G-IV.
GAE.20.
Bentley with Citroen suspension.


Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}
  
  


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