The revised design for a 4 Door Close Coupled Saloon ordered from Messrs. Park Ward.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\1\ scan0005 | |
| Date | 28th December 1938 | |
| To Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} . from Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} . 404 Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 12/N.28.12.38. Re: Revised 4 Door Close Coupled Saloon 11.B.5. On PD.327 herewith we shew the design of a revised 4 door Close Coupled Saloon which has been ordered for 11.B.5. from Messrs.Park Ward. The chief differences from the more or less standard design of 9.B.5. are:- (1) The abolition of the fully swept back. (2) Slightly reduced height of body. (3) More 'tumble in' to body sides. (4) Bonnet and radiator for 8 cyl. engine. (5) Paulin type wings. 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).