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 door moulding thickness, handle attachments, and a request for drawings of locks and regulators for Park Ward.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\4\ scan0028 | |
| Date | 5th June 1941 guessed | |
| 4. door, adjacent to line "Y" as shown on print RB.{R. Bowen}12004 and RB.{R. Bowen}12005, which you have. The first mentioned, was sent to you on March 19th. and RB.{R. Bowen}12005 was handed to you during your last visit. We have been talking about mouldings ¼" thick. This, I think, is on the thick side in view of the fact that they are comparatively narrow. Could your people make a satisfactory job of them if they were 3/16" thick or 7/32 ? In any case, if at all possible, thickness should decrease towards the front and rear ends where they are very narrow. Regarding the handle attachment, I take it that you still have in mind using a pin through the shank of the handle to hold the retaining cup in position. As you know, we shall be glad to have drawings of the locks and rear regulator as soon as you can manage it, so that we can let Park Ward know what lightening holes will be required in the inner panels of the doors. Also the handle and escutcheon for the luggage boot lid.{A. J. Lidsey} With kind regards. Yours sincerely, | ||