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).
Schedule and overtime costs for experimental bodies for the Wraith model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\1\ scan0111 | |
| Date | 19th May 1937 | |
| Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} SECRET. c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} E.S/HP.19.5.37. re Experimental Bodies for Wraith. With regard to the question of working overtime on repeat bodies Nos. 5 and 6 on our programme for Wraith, these bodies were put on order on May 14th, and are promised:- No.5 on July 10th completed. No.6 on June 30th completed. These two dates are contingent upon working overtime at an extra cost of £55 each, with a small plus or minus limit, and the estimated saving in time is 10 days. This means that the bodies in question would be 10 days later than the dates quoted above if overtime is not worked. Actually we believe they would be considerably later than this, and we have pro tem allowed them to start these bodies on the overtime basis. If however you are not agreeable to this arrangement it can be altered. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||