Letter about the running of a car in India with battery-only ignition.
| Identifier | Morton\M1.6\ img024 | |
| Date | 6th October 1921 | |
| MISC . Batt Ign only ORIGINAL. H's frdg To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CH. c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Dn. c. to EY. c. to Wox. c. to RP. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 4/LG6.10.21. GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11. Attached herewith is a copy of a letter we have received from Mr. Kirby, our representative in India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes) who has charge of the running and repairing of all Rolls-Royce Cars. We wrote to him asking him his opinion on the running of a car,in India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes),fitted only with battery ignition. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} R.R. 235a (100 T) (S.H. 798. 10-12-20) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2948 | ||
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).