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).
Attaching the minutes of a coachwork meeting regarding potential cost reductions for body construction.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\1\ scan0073 | |
| Date | 15th February 1940 | |
| 1381 1021 To Mr. Ward. from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Mr. Green. c. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/ED.{J. L. Edwards} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/MR.15.2.40. MINUTES OF COACHWORK MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 12TH. We attach a copy of the minutes of the Coachwork Meeting held on Monday, February 12th. We have asked Mr. Ward to let us have the increase in cost, if any, which he would expect to be occasioned by constructing the B.V. body of lightened pieces as 12.B.V. body. The next step is undoubtedly to find out what cost reduction could be brought about by utilising Rover material and steel wings on the B.V. body figures submitted at the last Conference. Referring back to Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}4/JR.{Mr James Royce}22.11.39, it is anticipated that there is a potential saving of something over £40 on these items without going to a fully pressed steel shell. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||