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).
Production programme and timeline for a prototype car body named 'Myth', detailing parts and required development stages.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 144\2\ scan0031 | |
| Date | 14th February 1941 | |
| -6- Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} use the following parts of the saloon for this body with slight modifications, which will be made by hand. Floor, front end from door opening; sills; rear wings?; front seats. The special parts which will be made by hand are :- Doors, Tonneau panels including trunk; folding hood and windscreen; rear wings depending on selected design. PROGRAMME FOR MYTH BODY The time required to prepare for production after the prototype has been tested and approved is as follows :- ( Detail Drawings. ) ( Press Tools. ) ( Preliminary Specification. ) 12 Months ( Sample Materials & Fittings. ) ( Shop Layout & Equipment partly ) ( installed. ) ( Sample Body Shell in White. ) Production Cars 18 Months. ( Complete Specifications. ) 6 Months ( Upholstery Patterns. ) ( Jigs & Templates. ) ( Equipment fully installed. ) If the prototype is not built now, it will take at least an additional 6 months. | ||