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).
Estimate of floor space and equipment costs required to produce 50 bodies per week across four scenarios.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\1\ scan0159 | |
| Date | 5th November 1937 guessed | |
| ESTIMATED FLOOR SPACE AND COST OF EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO PRODUCE 50 BODIES PER WEEK. "A" "B" "C" "D" Floor Tools Floor Tools Floor Tools Floor Tools Space & Equip. Space & Equip. Space & Equip. Space & Equip. Sq.Ft. £ Sq.Ft. £ Sq.Ft. £ Sq.Ft. £ TIMBER STORES 2,500 10,000 10,000 2,500 MILL & MACHINED TIMBER STORES 5,000 1,300 10,000 3,500 10,000 3,500 5,000 1,300 BODY SHOP & PANEL STORES 6,000 15,000 15,000 6,000 PAINT SHOP 25,000 7,000 25,000 7,000 25,000 7,000 25,000 7,000 TRIM & FINISHING & FINISHED STORES 30,000 350 30,000 350 30,000 350 30,000 350 MOUNTING 4,000 100 4,000 100 4,000 100 4,000 100 FINAL FINISH 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 MAIN STORES 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 JIGS & FIXTURES 2,000 4,000 4,000 2,000 SMALL TOOLS 500 2,000 2,000 500 TOTAL 87,500 £11,250 109,000 16,950 109,000 16,950 87,500 11,250 HEATING - £8,500. EXPERIMENTAL DEPT. FLOOR SPACE - 7,500 Sq.Ft. EQUIPMENT - £1,800. | ||