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).
Interior specifications and design sketches for a car body.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\5\ Scan092 | |
Date | 5th November 1930 guessed | |
CARPET. Suitable greenish grey, but not too dark. We leave you to settle this. FINISHES AND INSTRUMENT BOARD. GREY WOOD if necessary tinted to match the hue of the headcloth. INTERIOR FITTINGS. Polished silver, inlaid with black. No ivory knobs. We hope that this information will enable you to ahead and order the necessary materials. [strikethrough]GRE-[/strikethrough]Sir Henry is now saying that he will go away on about the first week in December, which means that we shall need the body to be ready for delivery to Derby by Nov. 26th If possible we shall try to let you have the [strikethrough]CRESLE[/strikethrough] on that date in which case we would want delivery in four days. Below and attached we give sketches of the interior of the body. GREY-FITTINGS Yours Faithfully, For ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. BLACK INSERT PLEATED BLACK LEATHER TWO BLACK INSERTS BLACK LEATHER PULL HANDLE | ||