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 comparing the body costs for B.II and B.V. models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\2\ scan0220 | |
| Date | 16th February 1940 | |
| 1021 Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/MH.{M. Huckerby} 16th. February, 1940. C.W.Ward, Esq., Messrs. Park Ward & Co. Ltd., 473, High Road, Willesden, LONDON, N.W.10. Dear Ward, Further to our telephone conversation, these are the figures I have got out as a result of our talk on Monday:- COMPARISON OF B.II AND B.V. BODY COSTS. A comparison of the B.V. and B.II body comes out as follows:- B.II B.V. Material £142 - 10 - 6 £121 - 9 - 0 Labour £120 - 7 - 6 £ 52 - 0 - 0 Overheads £120 - 7 - 6 £ 52 - 0 - 0 Tools - £ 15 - 5 - 8 (spread over 560) Total Factory Cost £383 - 5 - 6 £240 - 14 - 8 10% Profit £ 38 - 0 - 0 £ 25 - 0 - 0 Selling price £421 - 5 - 6 £265 - 14 - 8 In each case the figure represents a body produced with our existing quality of head cloth, leather, etc., etc., and painted and trimmed in any colour to suit the customer's requirements. | ||