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 discussing the capital requirements and potential profits for building car bodies in-house.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\1\ scan0019 | |
| Date | 19th January 1909 | |
| X 39B CJ16/T1019C.F. January 19th.1909 (Dict: 18th.) Ernest A Claremont Esq., Throstle Nest House, Old Trafford Manchester. Dear Mr. Claremont. You will remember that at the Board Meeting before last I suggested that we should ascertain what would be the requirements as regards Ground, Capital expenditure, and Working Capital to enable us to build our own Bodies, seeing that we should be at liberty to do so on 10th. September in next year. Barker's Late Manager has been asked by me to estimate the above requirements on a basis of 100 Bodies per annum, and to state what in his opinion would be the profits if we were able to obtain a price for the bodies 25% | ||