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 from coachbuilder Hooper & Co. discussing experimental windscreen designs for a 20 HP Saloon Limousine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5\2\ 02-page038 | |
| Date | 29th April 1926 | |
| HOOPER & CO. (Coachbuilders) LTD AGENTS FOR ALL LEADING MOTOR CARS. Motor-Body-Builders and Coachbuilders to HIS MAJESTY THE KING. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. H.M. QUEEN ALEXANDRA. By Royal Warrant of Appointment. H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES. H.R.H. THE PRINCESS MARY, Viscountess Lascelles. H.R.H. THE PRINCESS ROYAL. H.R.H. THE PRINCESS VICTORIA. H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. H.R.H. PRINCE ARTHUR OF CONNAUGHT. Coachbuilders to H.M. THE KING OF SPAIN. H.M. THE KING OF SWEDEN. H.M. THE KING OF NORWAY. Motor-Body Builders to H.I.M. THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN. For over Sixty Years Coachbuilders to HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA and For nearly Fifty Years to HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD. TELEPHONES — HEAD OFFICE — REGENT 3242 (Three Lines) WORKS — KENSINGTON 4762 (Three Lines) TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS — "SOCIABLE, LONDON." 54, ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} JAMES'S STREET, PICCADILLY, LONDON, S.W. 1. Works: 17, KING'S ROAD, CHELSEA, near Sloane Square. (Repairs only) JUBILEE PLACE, KING'S ROAD, CHELSEA. Your Reference C/Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}18/ED{J. L. Edwards}1/28436 Our Reference L/H 29th Apr. 1926. Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd., 14/15 Conduit Street. W.1. Dear Sirs, 20 H.P. Saloon Limousine for Experimental Purposes. Windscreen. Referring to your letter of yesterday, and to your conversation with our Draughtsman, we confirm that - (1) We do not think that a windscreen in one piece (hinged at the top or 2/5ths down) would be satisfactory. In our opinion there would be a serious risk of breakage owing to whip (vertically and laterally). (2) If the only reason for making the windscreen to open is to give the driver a clear view during fog, we suggest a vertical centre pillar; the nearside glass to be fixed and the offside to swing outward. We have recently fitted this type of [Handwritten notes - left margin] See-Cut Club For your remarks please WH 28/4 [Stamp - top right] POST OFFICE RECEIVED 30 APR 1926 | ||