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 confirming the collection details and novel features of car B.56-BN with an all-steel body.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90\5\ scan0038 | |
| Date | 1st August 1935 | |
| Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} at W. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}2/MK.{R. E. B. Meade-King} 1.8.35. B.56-BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}, All-Steel Body. Confirming our telephone conversation this morning, this car will be ready for your man to collect from Park Ward on the afternoon of Thursday next, the 8th inst. I have told Park Ward to expect him and they have definitely undertaken to have the car ready. As I mentioned to you, apart from its all steel structure including steel wings and running boards, the body has other novel features such as interior ventilation via the hollow body runners, etc. So you may be aware of just what novelties exist, I have asked Park Ward to put on board the car before your man takes it away, a schedule of non-standard fittings and ideas it incorporates. You might tell your man to see he gets this schedule. As you already know, the car started off with the body attached direct to the usual body brackets but that Park Ward are now engaged in re-mounting it on silent bloc fittings. Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} | ||