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).
Preference for silver instrument dials over black for the American market.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\7\ Scan173 | |
| Date | 19th January 1931 | |
| X7130 HN.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/M19.1.31. C. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} P. 2. L.H. - N. 2. SERIES. We understand from HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} through DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} that America do not like the black dials of our instruments in conjunction with black mount and black frame, and that they would like silver dials to all the instruments in the frame patch and to the scale of the petrol gauge. We believe that you have had such dials on some of your special cars in London. We would be glad if you would arrange to obtain a sample dial and send it to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}, shewing him what can be done, and no doubt if you tell Derby the source of supply they will wish to make enquiries as to cost. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||