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).
Letter to Barker & Co. Ltd. detailing specifications for a sport body and confirming chassis delivery dates.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\1\ scan0416 | |
| Date | 1st February 1928 | |
| Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}2/EBN1.2.28 1st February 1928 Messrs. Barker & Co.Ltd., Olaf Street, Latimer Road, W.11 Attention of H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Munro. Esq. Re. SPORT BODY Dear Sirs, This is to confirm that we shall deliver the actual chassis to you on Feb. 5th, and that in order to fulfil the programme of which you are aware, we must have delivery by Feb. 14th. The writer inspected the car yesterday and wishes to confirm the following points:- (1) Hood. Would you kindly supply Sales with a sample of the twill which we chose for their approval as soon as you have ascertained what can be got readily. (2) Rear Screen. The aluminium base of the rear screen will be replaced by a torsionally stiff box of 22 S.W.G. steel with aluminium packings. (3) Tail. That the side pillars of the tail top will be stayed in sideways. (4) Instrument Board. Sales will decide on a wood for the instrument board, and W.W. will send an arrangement of the instruments. (5) We wish to fit a spot light on the offside of the screen. We will let you know what make this should be. (6) The Cobra horn bulb will be right close to the body standing vertically through the floor in front of the side levers. The flex will pass through the floor, through the chassis side undersheets, and the horn will be carried on the for'd side of the wing-tip stay. We agree that the stay be a forging attached to our bolting on the chassis, and going to the under-side of | ||