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).
Minutes of a conference with Park Wards regarding car body design, locks, and components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\1\ scan0075 | |
| Date | 30th April 1938 | |
| To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} C. JLE.{J. Lee Evans - Chassis Test Manager} C. Mr. Finney. c. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} C. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/TD. C. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} SECRET. 804 Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/EH.30.4.38. Minutes of Conference between Messrs. Rolls-Royce and Park Wards, held on Thursday April 28th. 1938. The following were present:- BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} JLE.{J. Lee Evans - Chassis Test Manager} Mr.Finney and Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} (1) It was agreed to fit the Rover locks for test to 26-G-6 owing to the difficulty of replacing such locks on the all steel body in case of the design proving to be a failure. Park Wards are to send men to do the work, and they are to say what locks they would like to fit to 2-B-5 in place of the Rover. (2) Messrs. Park Ward will send us a 1/16 scale design of the latest design of body for the standard Bentley; so that we can apply the latest fashion of wings to 2-B-5 and 3-B-5. - These cars are, however, to have no running boards. The wings of 3-B-5 and Bentley 50 are to be made interchangeable if the latter is sufficiently advanced to enable to say what it will be like at the time of instructing 3-B-5. (3) The 10,000 mile B-3 car to have the body mounted according to P.W. requirements as far as number and position of body brackets are concerned. An endeavour will be made to place the body brackets along the level portion of the frame more closely opposite the body pillars, and the body supports in the wheelarch will not be coupled up. cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} | ||