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).
Design and progress of framed instrument panels, specifically concerning the colour of the mounts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\7\ Scan047 | |
| Date | 18th October 1927 | |
| HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} C.c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} & Gs ORIGINAL X8530 DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/M18.10.27. re. FRAMED INSTRUMENTS. X8530 We would be glad to know how the 6 sets - which were to be ready by this years Motor Show - have been progressing. We also understand that a set of framed instruments with interior lighting to our design has been made with a cream mount instead of a black one. While we appreciate that it is necessary to investigate these matters of taste, yet we hasten to point out that the arrangement of framed instruments which R.{Sir Henry Royce} has approved, and which we wish to be submitted to Sales for their approval and standardisation, is that having the cream dials which have been obtained by Derby, and an egg-shell black mount. Apart from our not liking the cream mount down here, it must be remembered that many cheap cars such as the Morris-Oxford have framed patches of instruments with interior illumination, and cream mounts. * The Smith Set of American Cars including Chrysler. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} [Signature] | ||