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 to coachbuilders Hooper & Co. confirming specifications for the interior of an experimental 25-HP Close Coupled Saloon.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\2\ scan0120 | |
| Date | 7th February 1934 | |
| Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} X5830 DODD EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/HP. 7th February 1934. Messrs. Hooper & Co., Coachbuilders, Park Royal, Acton, LONDON. Dear Sirs, re 25-HP. Close Coupled Saloon - Experimental. We wish to confirm our conversation with you during our visit to your Works on Monday last. We agreed to the car being upholstered in red leather, a sample of which we left with you, and a small portion of which we have ourselves. The head cloth is to be Cloth No.2849 Boyriven A.{Mr Adams} quality 3rd edition, and the carpet No.4336 by Ernest Turner. We confirm that you are investigating the question of a suitable warm tone of walnut to go with the red leather for use in the interior woodwork and that you will show us a sample finisher to suit the Quickthro patent ventilating windows. We would like these finishers to be all in one with the fillets for round the door windows. In connection with the two body crossmembers carrying the front seats, we would point out that we think these should be plated on their vertical faces to prevent distortion, due to the heavy loading of the seats. With respect to the Quickthro windows, we confirm that you are asking the manufacturers to increase the sizes of the pivoting windows as indicated on the drawing which we left with you. | ||