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).
Confidential memo about a cost-sharing proposal with Hoopers for two experimental car bodies.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\P\July1926-September1926\ Scan046 | |
| Date | 23th July 1926 | |
| TO BJ. FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} C." to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} ORIGINAL SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL. BODIES. X7830 X5930 R1/M23.7.26. I understand that Hoopers will bear 50% of the cost of two bodies for our next experimental cars - i.e. 20HP. and a 40/50. If so, while in the humour, I should buy. We propose fixed head cabriolets on subframes for the next 20HP. for France, and for EAC. 7. Being on subframes we can avoid sending these secret chassis to the coachbuilders, as the improvements would, in the case of EAC. 7., be manifest changes, and we are hoping for marked improvements in this chassis. We feel this is urgent as we have no cars as near perfection as these bodies should be from an owner driver point of view - i.e. to take full advantage of recent improvements to D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} steering, and low seats, which will allow low roof. At the moment of writing we are waiting for Sales decision regarding where to buy. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||