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).
The strength and weight considerations for a luggage platform, mentioning Park Ward.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\3\ scan0227 | |
| Date | 25th November 1936 | |
| - 3 - Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}1/KW25.11.36. something like 23 lbs weight. Except for these struts or supports it seems clear to us that a platform of this kind must be very strong, bearing in mind that certain customers will undoubtedly put heavy luggage on it, drive at high speeds and at times over bad roads, and to meet those conditions Park Ward feel that the strength and weight have not been overdone. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||