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).
Comparing the prime costs of divided bench seats versus standard bench type front seats.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 26\1\ Scan120 | |
| Date | 28th January 1960 | |
| LS c: Dor{Mr Dorey} Vt Gry{Shadwell Grylls} FS{F. Steele} JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Gnr SB{Mr Bull/Mr Bannister} Hpd/Arm JPB Hpd/LD CF Hpd C51 28 1 60 DIVIDED BENCH SEATS In reply to your memo LS/EN 7 18 12 59, I have now obtained comparative prime cost figures as follows : £ Present cost per car set of bench type front seat 72 Estimated cost per car set of divided front seat 80 Gnr considers the present material cost of the bench type front seat can be reduced by approximately £2 to give a total prime cost of £70 this would then involve a differential in prime cost of £10 between the two types of seat. In addition to the increase in prime cost of the divided front seats it is estimated that the production of this type of seat would involve a tooling cost of approximately £850. The cost information above in all cases excludes the cost of fall tables, ashtrays, etc. Hpd | ||