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 BJ to Hs requesting a summary of the 'SS' model's testing, development costs, and announcement timeline.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65a\2\ scan0122 | |
| Date | 26th November 1928 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X7770 To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from BJ. Secret. BJ2/E26.11.28 [strikethrough]Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}[/strikethrough] Please let me have as soon as possible a summary specification of the "SS{S. Smith}", showing what principal parts or units have been tested for less than [strikethrough]3,000[/strikethrough] approximately 5,000 miles, and what mileage they have been tested. Will the fact of our introducing only some of the changes in the first model sold to the public prove more expensive than introducing all the changes at one time? If so to what extent? How long was there between the time we had the first EAC chassis on the road (not necessarily for 10,000 miles) and the date on which we made the announcement to the public. BJ. | ||