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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).
Report and cost comparison for the repair or purchase of a petrol tank.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 18\6\  Scan150
Date  1st August 1919
  
MOTOR CAR TRIALS. Y940

DM{D. Munro}/S.E.8.19
D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} J.P.039.0.19

Handwritten: Petrol tank
Handwritten: Buy/Repair

The main tank and its deflector contractors seem to have been destroyed for a pre war repair, however, they have quoted a lot of new ones. What is the comparative charge at present, against a new tank pre war. If it is Of.

Example:-
New-set: (say 25% of the work) £100
Labour: (say 50% of the work) £250
Total: (say 75% of the work) £450

Repairs: Labour as above addition-
in case in late inclusion premium bonus and
reduction of rework that £12. 9 . 9 £102 . 2 . 0

addition of set charges
£200 £28 . 4 . 2 £260

Material as before
case on sections Prices
£10. 0 . 0 £12. 12 . 3

When the bulk of ½d per mile was fixed on establishment charges were included, the figures than quoted on estimates were -interim

Labour Total Material
per gallon. per lb. per ton.

now we quote:
Increase of £2226 £1005 present rate

which is equivalent of 50% increase on the whole costing and material acc to the log. labour as per size of the Job.

As arrived at thus:-
This new set for 22 hours and on rifflir was £32 - for 22 hours premium bonus
now - at 48 hours equals for 10d hour bonus premium bonus
for bonus Kit Increase
£12.0.6
£9.12.6
£6.0.0
£12.18.6
£1.7.6
£9.14.6
£1.7.0
£53
  
  


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