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).
The development of interior heating and ventilation, including the cost and competitor offerings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\3\ scan0196 | |
| Date | 3rd June 1939 | |
| - 9 - GENERAL POINTS. DEVELOPMENT OF INTERIOR HEATING & VENTILATION. We are under the impression that it is not proposed to supply B.V. with a heater as a part of the standard equipment, but would like to have this point definitely settled. ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} has pointed out to me that SS.{S. Smith} Jaguar car for next year will have independent front suspension and a car heater as standard equipment on the De Luxemodel. The cost of the heater would be approximately £3. 0. 0. Discussion of the Rationalised Programme: [Handwritten annotation next to the paragraph:] INEXPENSIVE FILLER. ONE TO BE FITTED, [Handwritten annotation in the centre of the page:] 35 PIII UNSOLD - OF WHICH 17 ARE CHASSIS. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||