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).
Status of two experimental car bodies from the coachbuilder Barkers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 12\3\ X704-0019 | |
| Date | 4th March 1926 | |
| +7830 To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. to R.{Sir Henry Royce} C. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/M4.3.26. RE. EXPERIMENTAL BODIES. X.7830 X.9840 I visited Barkers yesterday and saw the torpedo for the EAC.8. chassis which is now complete in every respect, and awaits for you to take it away. There was one feature which I did not like but could not alter as it was a stock body and not intended for side curtains. They had to fit the side curtain eyes on the outside of the body. These do not represent an advantage in appearance. The body is quite good looking and comfortable. Its appearance is as good as we can expect seeing that we are taking a body which is now somewhat out of date with a view to getting the car on the road by the time you specify. The cabriolet body on the subframe is also complete and awaits your sending for it. This body is for EAC.1. and is being supplied to you complete with a set of std. New PhantomCodename for PHANTOM I wings, on which of course you will have to do a little fitting. Barkers will be glad if you will arrange to remove these bodies as soon as possible. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||