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 Rolls-Royce of America providing feedback on car body designs from the Coachbuilding Sub-Committee.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\4\ Scan357 | |
| Date | 11th November 1931 | |
| Whr{Mr Wheeler}5/D111131. 11th November, 1931. Mr. A.{Mr Adams} C. Ross, c/o Messrs. Rolls-Royce of America, Inc., Springfield, MASS., U.S.A. Dear Mr. Ross, With further reference to my letters Whr{Mr Wheeler}21/D5.11.31 and Whr{Mr Wheeler}11/D10.11.31, when Mr. Hives sent us your photographs of complete cars produced by you he suggested that we might offer some comments on them. I sent the photographs to Mr. Honeyman who looks after all the bodies we order in this country, and who is a Member of and Secretary of what we call our Coachbuilding Sub-Committee. It occurs to me that some of his remarks might be welcomed by your people if they are taken in the spirit in which they are offered, and therefore I am taking the liberty of quoting them and should be glad if you would let me know whether or not your people consider them helpful:- " I think some of the cars are not at all bad-looking. For instance - the St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Martin, which is very reminiscent of GLR-29 which we sent to the U.S.A. for propaganda purposes, is not at all a bad-looking car, although we might want to alter it slightly to make it suitable for our market. The Sports Car reminds me somewhat of Saoutchik. I think the worst thing about this is the trunk at the back, the lines of which do not harmonise with those of the body. There ought to be more shape in the top of the back. I also think this car would be improved if the lines | ||