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 excessive weight of the first B-50 body and a protest to the coachbuilder Park Ward & Co.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 112\2\ scan0023 | |
| Date | 27th May 1938 | |
| Secret. 804 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} at W. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Hnl/AH.27.5.38. WEIGHT OF THE FIRST B-50 BODY Rml/R.25.5.38. We are disappointed to learn the body of 1-B.50 weighs as much as 12 Cwts and have protested to Park Ward & Co., We shall see them and find out what steps they propose to take to achieve a substantial reduction with the next body and to keep down the weights of production bodies for all chassis. Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} | ||