A special chassis being sent to Park Ward, detailing required modifications, feature secrecy, and a new tank design.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\V\October1930-February1931\ Scan082 | |
| Date | 14th November 1930 | |
| HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /RM. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} FROM DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /EV. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} ORIGINAL DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /EV {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 1/M14.11.30. X899? 27-EX. You will note that SG. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} has agreed to our letting Park Ward have the chassis on certain terms which we think we can adhere to. special We leave it to you to see that the only visible/features on the car are the bonnet radiator and dash. If you are fitting the flattened controls we shall have to tie them up with a piece of rag, but as R. {Sir Henry Royce} has criticised these, and they have to be corrected, we think it would be as well not to fit them. With respect to the centrally vented tank we are posting you this in a day or two, but we do not wish it fitted to this car as it will interfere with thecoachwork which has been made for a standard tank. Moreover we think it is a thing that will need experimenting with before it is satisfactory. If you have any doubt about the secrecy(Aero Engine) at P. W. we suggest that you might like to let a man stay with the chassis while it is there, or at least call there every other day during the week they have it. This would have the double effect of keeping them on the job and at the same time see that they kept it secluded. However we do not think that this is really necessary. 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).