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).
Wheelbase options and seeking input before consulting the American Company.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\3\ Scan019 | |
| Date | 24th January 1929 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}5/E24.1.29 - 2 - At the same time I understand that they now mostly favour C. and D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} columns and that on the "SS{S. Smith}" they might quite possibly favour D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} and E and, therefore, prefer the 144 wheel base so as to compensate for the slight loss in coachwork room if they adopted these two columns. I should be glad if you would let me know what your views are, and then I think it will probably be advisable for us to lay the facts of the case before the American Company, together with your recommendations so as to obtain their decision. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Enc. | ||