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 decision to send a chassis to Barker coachbuilders for a special all-weather car for Mr. Royce.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 72\2\ scan0101 | |
| Date | 1st July 1925 | |
| -Bs.{A J. Barnes - Assistant Manager} Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X8992 Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}6/EBN1.7.25 Re: BARKER ALL-WEATHER FOR Mr. ROYCE Further to our previous letter, and confirming our conversation of this afternoon, we wish to confirm that we consider it essential that a chassis be sent to Barkers for this car, and the whole job completed there, for the following reasons:- (1) Because the All-weather head is of the Beatonson type especially developed by Messrs. Barkers, and Mr. Nutt together with the rest of the Management are extremely interested in it and hope that it has a future. (2) The car is for Mr. Royce's personal use here, and especially in the South of France, and we have promised to give him a perfect job in its entirety. We have no facility at Derby for making wings and valances, or fitting them, and no paint-shop. As previously stated the chassis that we send will be a New PhantomCodename for PHANTOM I of standard design in all its outward appearance, such new features that will eventually be added will be removed and replaced by standard ones until the car returns to Derby. We ask that permission for this procedure be granted, and the writer will make it his responsibility to see that nothing of a secret nature shall be made known to the Coachbuilders. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||