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).
Availability of a Golden Bugatti chassis at Park Ward's Works in Willesden.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\1\ scan0005 | |
| Date | 2nd October 1934 guessed | |
| S/W. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}7/KW11.7133. You might be interested to know that there is at Park Ward's Works in Willesden at the moment one of the Golden Bugatti chassis, which are specially built at a cost of £3000. a time to special requirements. It is possible you may like someone to look over this chassis while it is without a body on it. If that is so you would probably have to be quick, because Park Ward do not delay matters much in regard to body building. The body is already constructed and panelled and may be on the chassis at any time. Also, it will probably be delivered within a fortnight or so. Possibly you are already familiar with the lay-out of this chassis and do not need to take any notice of it, but I thought I would let you know there was one there and Park Ward have no objection to your sending someone to have a look over it. Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} [Handwritten notes] Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} - Hives Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} - L.W. Cox, R-R.{Sir Henry Royce} Senior Salesman, Conduit St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} 1933 to 1936 were the 'doldrum' years Royce the last of the founder-members had died. Wormald was in decline & not until 1936 when he retired & died did Hives move to the top, to revitalise the Company. | ||