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).
Material request for various gauges of deep drawing auto-body steel sheets for the Experimental Department.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\3\ scan0184 | |
| Date | 1st November 1940 | |
| Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/AES. from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1021 Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9/ML.1.11.40. Will you please obtain, for use in the Experimental Department, the following material :- STEEL REQUIRED FOR MYTH. (Deep drawing Auto-body Sheet.) 4 sheets 72 x 48 x .048 (Heelplate Hinge reinf: Trunk reinf: etc.,) 4 " 72 x 48 x .040 (Underframe, Crossmember, Monopiece, Door opening frame) 9 " 72 x 48 x .032 (Body Panels.) 4 " 72 x 48 x .028 (Door Inner Panels.) 12 " 72 x 48 x .036 (Floor, Dash, Fenders, etc.,) 1 " 72 x 48 x .080 (Engine mountings, Spring do. etc.,) If there is any difficulty in obtaining Auto-body Sheet for the last item, i.e., 72 x 48 x .080, single pickeled will do. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||