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).
Confidential letter to Park Ward & Co. Ltd. concerning modifications for Chassis 12.B.5.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\5\ scan0170 | |
| Date | 24th April 1939 | |
| c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} 404. CONFIDENTIAL. 24th. April 1939. BY.11/N. Messrs. Park Ward & Co.Ltd., 473, High Road, Willesden London N.W.10. For the attention of Mr.Ward. Dear Sir, Re: Chassis 12.B.5. We confirm that during the visit of Messrs. Davis and Draper to your works on the 21st. April, we agreed to leave off the defroster ducts in the scuttle rail to allow room for the instrument board lighting scheme. Mr. Robotham agrees to this. We also left with you a blueprint of an instrument board DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}2369 showing the position of the instruments as we should like them to be. The seapak we have sent with that chassis is not suitable for that type of dashboard, we are sending you another without delay. The delivery date you gave for this car was the week-ending May 13th. 1939. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. CHIEF ENGINEER - CHASSIS. | ||