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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).
Summary on Monocoque construction and the evaluation of Studebaker and Standard cars.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 144\4\  scan0062
Date  12th April 1940
  
FILE: 1021
Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
c. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}
c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Bastow.
Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}17/ML.12.4.40.
Attached is a rather useful summary of the Monocoque construction, made by Bastow who has recently come to us from Vauxhall's.
We are now building up the Studebaker for disposal and I am trying a 10 h.p. Standard, which we think is the car we shall want to purchase as the best of the small fry.
Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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