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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).
Frequent fault with car bodies, specifically that the back seats are made too high.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 41\3\  Scan462
Date  13th May 1925
  
To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from R.{Sir Henry Royce}
c. to CJ. BJ.
c. to C. LHS.{Lord Herbert Scott}
c. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

X3730

R2/M13.5.25.

BODIES FOR RR. CARS. X.3730 X.5880 X.8830

Regarding the bodies for RR. cars a very frequent fault is that the back seats are made too high. I do not know whether our instructions to the coachbuilders are correct, or whether the coachbuilders are to blame.

The instance that came to my notice was the Windover body on India. Apart from this it was very simple in form, and I think not bad from a utility point of view. It had however an appearance that was hardly good enough, although I scarcely know why: it may have been due to the rather crude lines, or merely the combination of colours.

R.{Sir Henry Royce}
  
  


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