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 from coachbuilders Park Ward & Co. Ltd. concerning the receipt and fitting of instruments and body parts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 55\1\ Scan099 | |
| Date | 20th November 1931 | |
| x5992. PARK, WARD & CO. LTD COACHBUILDERS OFFICIALLY APPOINTED RETAILERS OF ROLLS ROYCE CARS DIRECTORS: A.T. ROBERTS W.M. PARK C.W. WARD W.C. THORNE J.A. FALCONER C.A. C. FALCONER (SHOWROOMS - 40 CONDUIT STREET) 473 HIGH ROAD, WILLESDEN LONDON N.W.10 TELEPHONE: WILLESDEN 2595-6-7 TELEGRAMS: WARENPAR-WILLROAD-LONDON NAT/MO.3544. 20th November 1931 RECEIVED STAMP: 21 NOV 1931 Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. LID{A. J. Lidsey} Dear Sirs, Re Sir Henry Royce, Bart. We thank you for your letter of the 19th inst., and we have safely received the switch box, starting carburetter control plate, oil gauge with cream dial and thermometer, cream dial, and we are spraying the flanges green as they are the correct instruments and we will fit them to our board. We are further cutting the board to take the standard size of clock, telegauge, ammeter and speedometer and we hope we shall receive the actual instruments for fitting before the car leaves here. Regarding the warning lamp and K.S. telegauge sent us on the 20th October last, we will fit these and colour the flanges green although the K.S. gauge has a black dial and will, therefore, not match the other instruments. Our body locks have, unfortunately, been matched to the original switch box, but we will endeavour to change these. We are glad to note that the correct bonnet and front apron are to be delivered here next week and we shall be happy to show your Mr. Lidsey the car on his arrival. Yours faithfully, for PARK WARD & CO. LTD. M.H. Thompson | ||