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).
Modification to the P.2. Bonnet side panel to create a continuous body line, addressing criticisms from Sales and coachbuilders.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\V\October1930-February1931\ Scan024 | |
| Date | 16th October 1930 | |
| PY. FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} C. to S. HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} re. P. 2. BONNET. ORIGINAL x7260 x7830 With the change in coachwork fashions Sales and coach-builders have frequently criticised the fact that our bonnet stops at the chassis frame instead of going down to the depth of the body side. Several coachbuilders, in order to get a continuous body line have carried this out by fitting new side panels to our bonnet. On N. sch. 3154. herewith we show a modified side panel which thecoachbuilder can cut to suit the bottom line of the body. It can only be fitted when there is no side wheel carrier. It does not therefore fit in very well with our production system, as chassis are often erected completely prior to allocation, and then side wheel carriers are added at the customer's request. The coachbuilder would then have to cut the extra piece off, leaving the bonnet as now, on each side that the side wheel carrier was fitted. All continental touring chassis could have it as they cannot have side wheel carriers. We do not want this fitted to 27-EX. as we shall not, most likely, send the chassis to the coachbuilders, and a standard chassis will be used by them as a model for making the front wings. We suggest that Sales might like to try it on one of their cars which is very bad from this defect - we think especially 3½-WJ - with a view to offering it as an extra to coachbuilders who particularly need it, and to put it on all continental/cars when approved. touring DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||