Secret memo discussing the completion and fitting of a 'W' series body subframe.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67\1\ scan0108 | |
| Date | 1st January 1925 | |
| [handwritten: Y8380] To DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /EV. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to C. S E C R E T. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 3/LGl.1.25. [handwritten: Y8380] [handwritten: X.8830] RE. BODY SUBFRAME - EAC. 'W' SERIES. We have the subframe practically complete. We were arranging to fit it to a scrap frame so that the coach-builders can fit up the body without the chassis. Are we correct in assuming that C. has arranged for a 40/50 chassis which can be used for fitting on these [handwritten insertion: sub-]bodies and underframes? Are we in order in sending the bare subframe and brackets to Messrs. Hoopers? As regards the finish of the body, we should like to have some idea of how long this process will delay the body. When we have completed a 'W' series chassis, we shall want to get it on the road in the earliest possible time. If this new process is going to cause any delay, we would recommend that it is not put on the first car, but one of the later cars. The first car will also [handwritten insertion with caret: most probably] be severely handled and pulled to pieces. Assuming that Messrs. Hoopers have the subframe by Jan. 5th., when do you anticipate the body will be completed? Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).