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).
Bodywork details including screens, wipers, horns, and coachwork fittings.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\T\January1929-February1929\ Scan057 | |
| Date | 23th January 1929 | |
| FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} SECRET. C. to BJ. WCR (Struck through) SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} LHE (Struck through) HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} C. CX.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} re. BODYWORK ETC. Handwritten: X7830, X5830 (Struck through), X., X5550 (Struck through), X4478 A single piece screen either permanently fixed or hinged at the top is becoming very popular. We have fitted it to all SS.{S. Smith} and India cars except 18-EX. and 20-EX. So far the German Bosch wiper is by far the best we have in use. The second best is the Delco-Remy as standard on the new Buicks. We will arrange to have a Bosch electric horn fitted to 16-G-4. The width of front seats is kept as narrow as possible in order to get a straight scuttle and bonnet line. Hooper's doors on 19-EX. and 14-G-4. are thicker than Barker's doors on 18-EX. and 12-G-4, due to Barker's using a very light type of window lifter on the bodies in question - the Quickto type. The door thickness is controlled by the lock and window lift, both of which are bought out from firms who supply general coachwork metal fittings. They are generally of poor design and badly made. Barker's do make some of their special locks etc as they have a big machine shop paid for out of dipping lamps. On the real Weyman bodies the lock is put on the inside face of the doors, and so the door is reduced to 2". DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||