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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).
Car finish, color schemes, wheel specifications, and preferred coachbuilders.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 183\M22\  img247
Date  13th January 1923 guessed
  
CONTD: -2-

jack etc. can be carried together with a tin of spare
oil, as we wish no side oil tank to be fitted. Concerning
the finish of the car we think this should be smart and
attractive, with polished aluminium bonnet, some quiet yet
attractive colour - (royal blue, primrose yellow etc.) - with
wings possibly black. Barker-Penny discs are fitted to the
wire wheels to reduce resistance. Body brackets should be
fitted to the chassis at the positions indicated approximately,
in order to reduce the weight of the body which we hope will
be kept to a minimum. We realise that brackets may not be
possible in the exact positions.

Will Derby please take off the necessary prints they
require and return these original drawings to us together with
3 prints of each. We will then send a print to LHS.{Lord Herbert Scott} for
his information and comments, and we think you should take
steps to get one of these bodies, and one thinks preferably
not from Barkers, or hoopers, but from such people as
Park Ward & Co.

D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}
  
  


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