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).
Confirming the wish for the exterior of an Experimental Standard Saloon car to be black.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\1\ scan0005 | |
| Date | 28th May 1935 | |
| To Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}4/KW.28.5.35. x Experimental Standard Saloon - 6-B-IV. Replying to Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}10/MK.24.5.35. Will you please confirm with Messrs. Park Ward that we wish the exterior of this car to be Black. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||