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).
20 HP car, focusing on the need for balloon tyres and criticism of the Barkerlite demonstration body.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 58\1\ Scan063 | |
| Date | 7th September 1923 | |
| X5820 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to BJ. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} CWB. R1/M17.9.23. 20 HP. CAR+ X.5820 X.5830 X.4565 The Barkerlite body for Trials still requires the balloon tyres - 6" tyres on 20" rims. I cannot understand why these cannot be shewn and supplied to customers. They are a great improvement on the cars I have tested, and the one I am using. The Barkerlite body used for demonstration is not to my mind good. It is such that the passengers would feel as though they were in a show case - (too much glass). Somehow the 20 HP. seems unfortunate in bodywork, tyres etc. We ought to struggle hard to give this car every chance of excelling others of the same size in quality, as we cannot expect to do so in speed performance. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||