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).
Urgent internal memo regarding the preparation and supply of Phantom car bodies for specific chassis.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67\1\ scan0160 | |
Date | 1st January 1926 | |
Y8380 To DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}7/LG4.1.26. PHANTOM - BODIES+ Y7830 We want to prepare a body for EAC.8 chassis. We require this body urgently because the programme is that we hope to take EAC.8. to Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence about the end of February. We also ought to be considering bodies for EAC.7. This chassis however will not be completed until after EAC.8. We do not know quite what has happened to the rest of the subframe bodies. So far we have received delivery of two - there is another one being prepared for EAC.1. At the time it was agreed to order 6 subframe bodies. As we have not supplied any further subframes we cannot imagine that they have got very far. We would prefer an open body for EAC.8. Will you please let us have your views as the matter is rather urgent. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||