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).
Use of aluminium for metal roofs on car bodies.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\1\ scan0037 | |
| Date | 1st October 1910 | |
| X 393 C.J. 1/10/10 Re Metal Roofs for bodies. R1/D11010. I think this requires experiment to ascertain what is best. Aluminium is not a noisy metal like sheet metal. It should be quieter than wood, but would probably be more easily damaged with luggage than wood. F.H.R. Watermark: DICKINSON BOND 1804 MADE AT CROXLEY Footer: R.R. 235A (100H) (F.355. 18.8.10) 'E'.F.7252. | ||