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).
Cost breakdown for labour, chassis, and the potential use of fabricated steel body panels.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\4\ scan0242 | |
Date | 3rd January 1944 guessed | |
-3- Brought forward:- £. s. d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} 10. 3. 0 (c) Paintshop 3 10 9 (d) Hardware attach-ment 1 17 3 (e) Trimming 4 5 0 (f) Finish for mount 1 3 0 Total labour cost 20 19 0 C.L.B. at 23% 4 8 3 25 7 3 25 7 3 Chassis. (g) Chassis parts to paint 2 7 5 (h) Mount and final finish 4 3 0 6 10 5 C.L.B. at 23% 1 10 1 8 0 6 8 0 6 Total pre-war labour cost (incl. C.L.B.) for building Silver Ripple Body and painting chassis 33 7 9 5. Panels. If it is decided to use fabricated steel panels it should be possible to purchase these for approximately £15 per complete set including all doors, sunshine roof sliding panel and other face panels. Panels to be in 20 g.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} silver finished steel and in the estimated cost allowance has been made for edged turning operations on doors. The tool cost would be approx. £3,500 and the estimated cost of models for die making is £500. Absorbing the tool and model costs over 5,000 sets of | ||