The excessive weight and thickness of coachwork doors, proposing an investigation with coachbuilders to find a solution.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\T\January1929-February1929\ Scan114 | |
| Date | 5th February 1929 | |
| R. {Sir Henry Royce} FROM DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /EV. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /EV {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 2/M5.2.29. Copy to SS. {S. Smith} HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [struck through] OK. C. [struck through] re. DOORS OF COACHWORK. X7830 X5830 We agree that doors are heavy and thick. We propose thoroughly investigating the case of this with our leading coachbuilders, with a view to suggesting means whereby a reduction can be effected. DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /EV. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||
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).