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Accessories for model 11.B.5 not supplied by the coachbuilders.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 98\1\  scan0016
Date  4th January 1939
  
To Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} . from Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} HOH

c. Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std. (crossed out)
c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /RC {R. Childs}
c. Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /JD. {J. Draper - Frames}
c. BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RD.
c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies}

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Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /Ev {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 2/N.4.1.39.

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Re: Accessories for 11.B.5. not supplied by the Coachbuilders.

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(1) Headlamps. - Lucas Open Front without dippers.

(2) Wing Lamps. - Supplied by Park Ward.

(3) Twin Stop & Tail Lamps. - Special Lucas - being obtained by BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RD.

(4) Centre Lamp. - DB. {Donald Bastow - Suspensions} 1808/9 Lucas LB.140.

(5) Bumpers. - Front PD.314. Rear PD.347. To be supplied by Derby.

(6) Wireless. - Ferranti mounted on dash.

(7) Heater. - On dash to be supplied by Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std. - equipped with defroster.

(8) Horns. - Lucas latest windtone.

(9) Instruments. Board. - Design required by Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RD.


It is essential that we should receive the instrument board design without delay and that all the above accessories should be supplied with the chassis, when it goes to the coachbuilder.


Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork}
  
  
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