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 regarding an information leak about the Experimental 20/25 (Big Bore) chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 96\3\ scan0060 | |
| Date | 31th January 1936 | |
| SECRET. S/W. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Experimental 20/25 (Big Bore) at T & M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}11/KW31.1.36. Information that this chassis is there seems to be spreading, with all its details, and is neutralising seriously our efforts to keep this matter secret. Other Retailers are telling us that they under-stand there is one of these cars at T & M with a Stromberg carburetter, etc. I understood you were going to take some steps to keep the engine in some way sealed or protected from prying eyes, so that there would be no danger of this car being there. Do you know if T & M were specially requested to keep it from view ? We ought to try and stop the leakage of information of this nature as quickly as possible. Can you do anything to help ? Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} | ||