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).
Question and answer document discussing the development and production strategy for a sports model chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65a\1\ scan0138 | |
| Date | 7th October 1927 | |
| Sports Model contd. Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}9/T.7-10-27 contd -2- Questions. Answers. There must necessarily be two series of these chassis: 1. The chassis which starts for 10,000 miles. 2. A chassis which may appear 6 or 12 months later with other improvements. Agreed. I am most anxious to hear when you consider the first 10,000 miles test car can leave for France. Six or Seven weeks. If any of the absolutely necessary items are likely considerably to delay the chassis, perhaps you can suggest alternative methods of dealing with such items. No items likely to delay. It occurs to me that, if it will not be too expensive, we might start making a number of the sports model chassis in parallel with the present standard chassis and only introduce the alterations on the standard chassis when we have used up all the standard chassis material. Therefore, the improvements would first appear on the sports model which is to be sold at a higher price, but this depends to a great extent on whether it would be more expensive to make two types of chassis over this period. We think that we should make every effort to get all the modifications mentioned in item (1) of R's note 'Vital & Absolutely necessary' on standard chassis at the earliest moment, and that the new material that we are wanting to order, we should either incorporate these new items or delay ordering items until we had one of the three chassis running, or until we have got further information. There will be certain additions to the sports model other than the ordinary chassis, but not really more expensive. It would not be too expensive to start making a number of sports model chassis in parallel with the present standard chassis, and these could be undertaken at any moment. contd | ||