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).
Letter from Park Ward & Co Ltd concerning the weight reduction of boot lids for various car bodies.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\2\ scan0158 | |
| Date | 9th January 1940 | |
| 1021 - DIRECTORS: [Struck through name] W.M. PARK A·F·SIDGREAVES C.W·WARD R·W·HARVEY-BAILEY C·FALCONER F·C·HONEYMAN W·S·PAGE TELEPHONE: WILLESDEN 2595 (6 LINES) TELEGRAMS: WARENPAR·WILLROAD·LONDON PARK WARD & CO LTD COACHBUILDERS 473·HIGH ROAD·WILLESDEN LONDON · N·W·10 OFFICIALLY APPOINTED RETAILERS OF ROLLS ROYCE AND BENTLEY CARS [Stamped and struck through] SHOWROOMS REGENT STREET LONDON YOUR REF. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/BA. OUR REF. CWW/GC. 9th January, 1940. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Mr. Robotham, We acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 5th inst., and have duly noted your concern with regard to the weights of the boot lids. As requested, we are going into the question of reducing as much as possible the weight of the boot lid{A. J. Lidsey} on the Ripplet body. So soon as you are in a position to send 4-B-50 to us, we shall be pleased to go into the question of reducing the weight of the boot lid{A. J. Lidsey} on this body also. Experiments are being proceeded with in connection with 9-B-V in an effort to reduce the weight of the lid{A. J. Lidsey} to the absolute minimum, and when you have had an opportunity of testing out this lid{A. J. Lidsey} we would much appreciate your observations in the matter. We take this opportunity of acknowledging with thanks your tabulated list of Body Lid{A. J. Lidsey} Weights, which we assure you we find very interesting, and we look forward to receiving the Buick lid{A. J. Lidsey}, which will doubtless be of assistance to us in this connection. Yours sincerely, For PARK WARD & CO LTD. Works Director. | ||