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).
Urgent request for the separated weights of a chassis and a Park Ward Limousine body, with handwritten calculations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\1\ Scan042 | |
| Date | 3rd September 1930 | |
| [Handwritten top] V7810 A-J-L We ought to weigh Chassis before mounting the body [Typed top left] Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}2/KW3.9.30. S/W. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [Typed main body] URGENT. re- Left-hand drive car for America -Park Ward Enclosed Limousine Body. Will you please let me know, if you can by return, what is the weight of this car and separately the weight of the coachwork. I daresay you know the weight of the chassis and accessories, and can therefore work out the body weight without much difficulty. [Handwritten initials] SH [Handwritten bottom left] Total weight - 47cwt - 2qrs 14lbs. Chassis - 35 - 3 - 21 Body - 11 - 2 - 21.5 [Stamped bottom right] RECEIVED 5 SEP 1930 Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} | ||