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).
Quoting and sampling process for Bentley and Phantom III radiator shells with Messrs. John Marston.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\3\ scan0141 | |
| Date | 6th March 1937 | |
| HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std. 1280 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std2/R.6.3.37. We have been discussing with Messrs. John Marston the question of their making - (a) Our Bentley radiator shell (b) Our P.III radiator shell in brass or mild steel chromium plated. Messrs. Marston wish to quote a price for the former, but since it is understood that in the event of their being given this work we should hand them our press tools for the purpose, they want to see the state in which a shell comes off the press, before any hand work is being put in on it. Also they wish to submit a sample of a chromium plated P.III shell, and would like the loan of one of our standard P.III shells in order to compare appearance, etc. Will you, therefore, obtain from production one P.III finished radiator shell, and one Bentley shell as it leaves the press, and forward these to Messrs. John Marstons, marked for the attention of Mr. Dunn. These shells will be on loan only, and will be returned later. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std. | ||