Letter to Messrs. Park Ward & Co. discussing specifications for a 25.G.6 Touring Limousine body.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 7\5\ X 604 Body-page048 | |
| Date | 27th November 1936 | |
| 1074. Copy to Bw. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rw/FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} Hn. {F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} 607 E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} S/MN. 27th. November, 1936. Messrs.Park Ward & Co., 473, High Road, Willesden, London, N.W.10. Dear Sirs, Re 25.G.6 - Touring Limousine. We have received your letter of the 25th. inst. and note your remarks concerning the specification of the above body. 1) We agree to the use of 18 gauge aluminium for the panelling of the body instead of 16 gauge if you are confident that the thinner gauge is worth trying. 2) We note that our Sales Dept. have agreed to revert to the standard design of cushion and squab in place of the Hooper design of Laytex cushions and squab. We suggest to you that the front seat cushions and squabs should be of the standard design, and that the rear seat should have one cushion and squab of Laytex and the other one of the standard design. It will be then possible for us to compare the riding qualities of these two cushions. 3) We note that you do not think Silento treatment for the panels will be necessary in that they are of aluminium. We suggest that you leave the matter open until the body is panelled, and then use whatever treatment you deem desirable, bearing in mind the question of weight. 4) Dipping reflectors to the wing lamps is most certainly a typographical error. 5) We note that you believe that there is sufficient room under the front seat for all the tools. | ||
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).