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).
Potential purchase and trial of a 20 HP Lorraine car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 22\4\ Scan035 | |
| Date | 23th August 1926 | |
| To HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales}...from BJ. ->(c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}) X3588 BJ5/C23.8.26. Re 20 h.p. Lorraine Car. ------ Further to C7/C18.8.26, I have just received the following memo. from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}:- "We recommend that before this car is purchased it should be tried by someone from the Experimental Dept. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} will be in France next week and could arrange to try the car if it is purchased through Paris. It is essential that we get hold of one of the special Lorraine cars as we have tested their standard products and know that they are not worth buying." Will you kindly arrange accordingly. BJ. | ||