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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).
Testing status of an Essex Terraplane eight-cylinder engine.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 21\6\  Scan150
Date  18th April 1934
  
To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}
c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}

4217
Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/MJ.18.4.34.

ESSEX TERRAPLANE EIGHT-CYLINDER.

Replying to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}20/E17.4.34.

At present this engine is being run on the test bed.
After the tests on there are completed we have the necessary parts ready to fit it into a car.

Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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