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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).
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
  
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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
  
  


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