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).
Design details and sales viability for an SS chassis open touring body.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 14\8\ Scan110 | |
| Date | 1st February 1929 | |
| DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} } FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} +7380 R1/M.2.29. c. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} SS.{S. Smith} CHASSIS OPEN TOURING BODY. X.7830 X.7380 Besure you do not have any more ironmongery on this subframe than is necessary. Where the body can have good cross member one would think we need not have an iron one. I do not understand the cross member which passes over the battery. If it could have a waist just near the battery one would think it should be parallel this section or taper slowly towards the sides, or better still not be used at all in this position. Does Mr. Sidgreaves wish for this type of body? Is it of any Sales value? I thought a real Sports, or all-weather, are the only tyres saleable. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||