Policy memo discussing the logistics and costs of fitting Four Wheel Brakes (F.W.B.) to 'India' chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 57\1\ Scan106 | |
| Date | 1st March 1925 | |
| -3- Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 1/M5/3/25. The above policy would not in any way stop making 'India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes)' chassis, testing them and fitting F.W.B. when ready, just as we are now converting 40/50HP with F.W.B, indeed it would be possible to deliver 'India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes)' chassis to coachbuilders, but not to customers, to allow coachbuilders to get on with the body making, and we could fit F.W.B. to these chassis either at the coachbuilders, or at our Works. The cost of fitting F.W.B. to 'India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes)' chassis at the Works would be approx £30 The cost of fitting F.W.B. at coachbuilders, including transport etc. i.e. a complete cost, would be approx £40 but much preferable for chassis to come to Works to be fitted with F.W.B. | ||
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).