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).
Customs regulations and the foreign origin of chassis parts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\3\ Scan085 | |
| Date | 22th April 1939 | |
| To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} & Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}.. from By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} By.2/N.22.4.39. 1204 Rolls-Royce Chassis - Customs Regulations. We have received a communication from the Customs and Excise, asking us to confirm that no parts of our chassis are of foreign origin, and we have done this with the exception of the Brake Lining on Wraith. In addition we are asked to state that our chassis will not at any future date, without prior notification to the British Customs be manufactured in part or as a whole outside the United Kingdom. In view of this request, will you please arrange to let us know of any such parts you intend for future production. Handwritten notes: (CLUTCH) P III } Wraith } Thermoid Facing Bentley } } This should be stated for future but what for present if we have made return By Additional markings on document: 000,01, 000 EE, JPS | ||